UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-07420
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Name and address of agent for service:
David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2011
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds | March 31, 2011 | |
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The figures in the annual report for Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds represent past results, which are not a guarantee of future results. A rise or fall in interest rates can have a significant impact on bond prices. Funds that invest in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise. |
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Table of contents
| > Portfolio management review | | 1 |
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| > Fund basics | | 4 |
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| > Sector/State allocations | | 5 |
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| > Statements of net assets | | 7 |
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| > Statements of operations | | 21 |
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| > Statements of changes in net assets | | 22 |
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| > Financial highlights | | 23 |
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| > Notes to financial statements | | 27 |
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| > Report of independent registered public accounting firm | | 34 |
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| > Other Fund information | | 35 |
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| > Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum | | 39 |
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| > About the organization | | 42 |
Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively known by the marketing name of Delaware Investments) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. For more information, including press releases, please visit www.delawareinvestments.com.
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of March 31, 2011, and subject to change. Information is as of the date indicated and subject to change.
Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
Mutual fund advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
Investments in Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (Macquarie Group), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Funds, the repayment of capital from the Funds, or any particular rate of return.
© 2011 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
All third-party trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.
Portfolio management review
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
April 12, 2011
Performance preview
The fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 was generally volatile for the Funds (and for investors in tax-exempt debt in general). Municipal bonds were under considerable selling pressure during the later parts of the fiscal year, driven primarily by fears about the credit worthiness of the municipal bond market, as well as technical developments that affected bond supply. Despite a fiscal year that ended in a flurry of headwinds, municipal bonds posted a cumulative gain of slightly more than 1.5% for the period (as measured by the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index).
National economic environment
During the fiscal year, the U.S. economy continued to emerge from its biggest downturn in seven decades, albeit relatively slowly. As the Funds’ fiscal year got under way, U.S. economic growth softened, with gross domestic product (a measure of the economy’s production of goods and services) slipping from an annualized rate of 3.7% in the first quarter of 2010 to just 1.7% in the second quarter. The grim economic situation was reflected in the national unemployment rate, which stood at 9.7% at the start of the fiscal year.
Several factors contributed to sluggish economic performance, among them:
- Many investors focused their attention on the high levels of sovereign debt across the developed world (and particularly in Greece), fearing that reductions in government spending could exacerbate declining economic growth.
- The U.S. housing market’s glut of supply continued to weigh on home prices in many parts of the country.
- State and local governments, whose spending makes up a sizeable component of GDP, largely cut back expenditures to meet big budget shortfalls.
GDP data moderately improved as the fiscal year went on, with the economy growing at an annual rate of 2.6% in the third quarter of 2010 and 2.8% in the final three months of that year. The employment picture, while still generally challenging, began to improve as well, finishing the Funds’ fiscal year at 8.9%.
Data: Bloomberg, Lipper, U.S. Department of Commerce
Municipal market trends
For the first two quarters of the Funds’ fiscal year, the municipal bond market enjoyed relatively strong performance, echoing the positive trends of 2009. The municipal bond market benefited from several factors, including:
- Low inflation and declining interest rates provided a generally favorable climate for fixed-income securities.
- The popular Build America Bond (BAB) program continued to divert supply away from the traditional tax-exempt bond market and toward the taxable bond market.
- In this environment of reduced supply of tax-exempt securities, demand remained strong, especially for lower-rated, higher-yielding issues.
In November 2010, conditions in the tax-exempt bond market deteriorated suddenly, as many investors became increasingly concerned about the potential for inflation to put downward pressure on bond prices. Concerns were heightened by several developments, including the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would engage in another round of quantitative easing, in which it plans to purchase $600 billion of Treasury securities, in order to further spur economic growth.
Meanwhile, several other events inhibited the municipal bond market:
- With the BAB program facing expiration at the end of 2010, many investors realized that supply of tax-exempt bonds could potentially increase markedly.
- Negative sentiment grew about the fiscal health of state and local governments.
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Portfolio management review
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
- Significant gains in the number of Republican seats in Congress led many investors to envision a less friendly environment for federal aid to help states manage their budget challenges.
- An extension of Bush-era tax cuts led some investors to view the tax advantage of municipal bonds less favorably.
This confluence of factors precipitated dramatic investment outflows from municipal bond funds in the final months of 2010 and early 2011, reversing the tremendous inflows seen during the market’s run-up in much of 2010. In turn, these outflows put downward pressure on municipal bond prices.
Fund positioning
When the Funds’ fiscal year began, we maintained a modest emphasis on lower-rated, longer-dated securities, using our research capabilities to help identify those securities we believed offered good value relative to their risk. This approach generally worked well; within each of the Funds, these types of securities generally added to performance.
Unfortunately, this approach hampered the Funds’ returns relative to their benchmark index when market conditions deteriorated in the final months of the fiscal year. As investors’ confidence in the tax-exempt bond market generally waned, securities with heightened credit risk (such as lower-rated bonds) or interest-rate risk (namely, bonds with longer maturity dates) underperformed their higher-rated, shorter-dated counterparts.
As the Funds’ fiscal year came to a close, we faced the need to make a decision about current market conditions — whether to treat them as a passing storm or as a fundamental change that warranted a shift in approach. We concluded that the increased volatility in the municipal bond environment at least required us to position the Funds somewhat more conservatively. This resulted in an increased focus on intermediate-maturity bonds with higher credit ratings, and a reduction of exposure to longer-dated, lower-rated bonds where appropriate.
Performance effects
Our conservative positioning was consistent with our overall philosophy of managing the Funds with an emphasis on preserving principal. We were willing to be somewhat more conservative than some other municipal bond managers (perhaps sacrificing a bit of performance potential) in an attempt to avoid greater losses during particularly difficult market downturns.
On an individual security basis, the Funds often saw good results from the types of bonds that outperformed for the fiscal year; namely, bonds with shorter maturities and relatively higher credit ratings. Within Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc., for instance, bonds with relatively shorter maturities led the way, including bonds issued by the University of Arizona (maturing in 2018) as well as housing bonds issued by the City of Phoenix (maturing in 2020).
Leading contributors also included prerefunded bonds, which are very high-quality, short-duration bonds. (When a bond is prerefunded, the issuer has secured the bond’s principal value by holding some type of risk-free asset — typically Treasurys — in an escrow account). Within Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc., prerefunded bonds issued by the University of Denver and by the Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority were among the Fund’s leading contributors.
Similar to the Colorado Fund, Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. benefited from holdings in prerefunded bonds that raised money for civic projects, as bonds for the St. Paul civic center were among its strongest contributors.
Leading contributors within Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund included bonds issued in New York that were backed by American Airlines (in an arrangement commonly known as an industrial development revenue bond) and an energy bond issued in Iowa by the state’s Authority for Interstate Power. Both bonds advanced by more than 5%.
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Across all four Funds, the weakest contributors to overall return included bonds issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. These bonds, which are widely held and are highly liquid, came under tremendous selling pressure during the last half of the Funds’ fiscal year. In a sense, the characteristics that make Puerto Rico bonds desirable were the very characteristics that worked against them: They became the instrument of choice for municipal bond investors seeking to raise cash. (This was particularly true for mutual fund managers who needed to satisfy investor redemptions.) The resulting decline in bond prices was widespread and difficult to control, and it was a good example of the dislocation that municipal markets were suffering through.
As in prior reporting periods, we continued to follow our basic investment philosophy and management approach. We believe successful municipal bond investing requires rigorous credit analysis. In our opinion, there is no substitute for thorough credit research. On a bond-by-bond basis, we scrutinize each security we include in the Funds to help ensure our comfort level with its financial position and to feel confident that, in our view, any risks are more than offset by the potential income provided by the bond.
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Fund basics
Delaware Investments |
Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
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As of March 31, 2011 |
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Fund objective |
The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from both regular federal income tax and from Arizona state personal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. |
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Total Fund net assets |
$40 million |
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Number of holdings |
60 |
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Fund start date |
Feb. 26, 1993 |
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CUSIP number |
246100101 |
Delaware Investments |
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
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As of March 31, 2011 |
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Fund objective |
The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from both regular federal income tax and Colorado state personal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. |
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Total Fund net assets |
$65 million |
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Number of holdings |
62 |
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Fund start date |
July 29, 1993 |
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CUSIP number |
246101109 |
Delaware Investments |
Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. |
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As of March 31, 2011 |
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Fund objective |
The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from both regular federal income tax and Minnesota state personal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. |
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Total Fund net assets |
$158 million |
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Number of holdings |
103 |
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Fund start date |
Feb. 26, 1993 |
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CUSIP number |
24610V103 |
Delaware Investments |
National Municipal Income Fund |
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As of March 31, 2011 |
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Fund objective |
The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. |
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Total Fund net assets |
$31 million |
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Number of holdings |
80 |
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Fund start date |
Feb. 26, 1993 |
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CUSIP number |
24610T108 |
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Sector/State allocations
As of March 31, 2011
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Delaware Investments
Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
| Percentage |
Sector | of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | | 93.71 | % | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds | | 6.13 | % | |
Education Revenue Bonds | | 11.93 | % | |
Electric Revenue Bonds | | 11.00 | % | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | | 17.28 | % | |
Housing Revenue Bond | | 0.48 | % | |
Lease Revenue Bonds | | 6.50 | % | |
Local General Obligation Bonds | | 5.71 | % | |
Pre-Refunded Bonds | | 3.28 | % | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | | 15.34 | % | |
State General Obligation Bond | | 0.81 | % | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | | 6.17 | % | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | | 9.08 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | 4.52 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | 98.23 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | 1.77 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | 100.00 | % | |
Delaware Investments
Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
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Sector | of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | | 98.57 | % | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds | | 5.78 | % | |
Education Revenue Bonds | | 9.68 | % | |
Electric Revenue Bonds | | 8.55 | % | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | | 18.84 | % | |
Housing Revenue Bonds | | 7.96 | % | |
Lease Revenue Bonds | | 6.33 | % | |
Local General Obligation Bonds | | 10.13 | % | |
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds | | 20.51 | % | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | | 4.08 | % | |
State General Obligation Bond | | 0.70 | % | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | | 5.09 | % | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond | | 0.92 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | 0.57 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | 99.14 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | 0.86 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | 100.00 | % | |
Delaware Investments
Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
| Percentage |
Sector | of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | | 94.95 | % | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bond | | 1.17 | % | |
Education Revenue Bonds | | 20.05 | % | |
Electric Revenue Bonds | | 7.00 | % | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | | 10.18 | % | |
Housing Revenue Bonds | | 2.69 | % | |
Lease Revenue Bonds | | 5.14 | % | |
Local General Obligation Bonds | | 8.41 | % | |
Pre-Refunded Bonds | | 15.76 | % | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | | 11.34 | % | |
State General Obligation Bonds | | 5.54 | % | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | | 2.50 | % | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | | 5.17 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | 3.56 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | 98.51 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | 1.49 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | 100.00 | % | |
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Sector/State allocations
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.
Delaware Investments
National Municipal Income Fund
| Percentage |
Sector | of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | | 94.07 | % | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds | | 10.56 | % | |
Education Revenue Bonds | | 14.08 | % | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds | | 15.72 | % | |
Housing Revenue Bonds | | 6.39 | % | |
Lease Revenue Bonds | | 2.41 | % | |
Local General Obligation Bonds | | 3.73 | % | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds | | 20.08 | % | |
State General Obligation Bonds | | 5.74 | % | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds | | 11.45 | % | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds | | 3.91 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | 4.58 | % | |
Total Value of Securities | | 98.65 | % | |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities | | 1.35 | % | |
Total Net Assets | | 100.00 | % | |
State | (as a % of fixed income investments) |
Arizona | | 1.93 | % | |
California | | 8.78 | % | |
Colorado | | 0.90 | % | |
Florida | | 22.89 | % | |
Georgia | | 2.36 | % | |
Hawaii | | 0.87 | % | |
Illinois | | 2.65 | % | |
Iowa | | 1.79 | % | |
Kansas | | 0.47 | % | |
Louisiana | | 0.85 | % | |
Maryland | | 3.11 | % | |
Massachusetts | | 7.50 | % | |
Missouri | | 2.42 | % | |
New Hampshire | | 1.04 | % | |
New Jersey | | 2.75 | % | |
New Mexico | | 1.49 | % | |
New York | | 13.72 | % | |
Ohio | | 3.72 | % | |
Oregon | | 0.44 | % | |
Pennsylvania | | 9.94 | % | |
Puerto Rico | | 4.73 | % | |
Texas | | 2.85 | % | |
Virginia | | 2.04 | % | |
Washington D.C. | | 0.76 | % | |
Total | | 100.00 | % | |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
March 31, 2011
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Municipal Bonds – 93.71% | | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds – 6.13% | | | | |
• | Maricopa County Pollution | | | | | | |
| Control Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Public Service - Palo Verde Project) | | | | |
| Series B 5.20% 6/1/43 | | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 491,035 |
• | Navajo County Pollution Control | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Public Service - | | | | | | |
| Cholla Project) Series D | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 6/1/34 | | | 500,000 | | | 544,660 |
| Pima County Industrial Development | | | | |
| Authority Pollution Control Revenue | | | | |
| (Tucson Electric Power) | | | | | | |
| 5.75% 9/1/29 | | | 250,000 | | | 247,718 |
| Series A | | | | | | |
| 4.95% 10/1/20 | | | 500,000 | | | 481,255 |
| 5.25% 10/1/40 | | | 400,000 | | | 346,416 |
| Salt Verde Financial Senior Gas | | | | | | |
| Revenue 5.00% 12/1/37 | | | 400,000 | | | 327,896 |
| | | | | | | 2,438,980 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 11.93% | | | | | | |
| Arizona Board of Regents System | | | | | | |
| Revenue (University of Arizona) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 6/1/39 | | | 500,000 | | | 487,790 |
| Series 2008A 5.00% 6/1/18 | | | 150,000 | | | 168,881 |
| Arizona Health Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Education Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Kirksville College) | | | | | | |
| 5.125% 1/1/30 | | | 500,000 | | | 468,195 |
| Glendale Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Midwestern University) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/15/31 | | | 350,000 | | | 323,232 |
| 5.125% 5/15/40 | | | 300,000 | | | 274,023 |
| Northern Arizona University Certificates | | | | |
| of Participation (Northern Arizona | | | | |
| University Research Projects) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/30 (AMBAC) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 920,030 |
| Pima County Industrial Development | | | | |
| Authority Educational Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Tucson Country Day School Project) | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/37 | | | 500,000 | | | 356,675 |
| South Campus Group Housing | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Arizona State University | | | | |
| South Campus Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.625% 9/1/35 (NATL-RE) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 931,050 |
| University of Puerto Rico System | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series Q 5.00% 6/1/36 | 1,000,000 | | | 817,400 |
| | | | | | | 4,747,276 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 11.00% | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37 | | | 100,000 | | | 83,966 |
| Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 | | | 200,000 | | | 180,224 |
| Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 | | | 805,000 | | | 695,480 |
| Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26 | | | 400,000 | | | 380,612 |
| Salt River Project Agricultural | | | | | | |
| Improvement & Power District | | | | | | |
| Electric System Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/31 | | | 770,000 | | | 772,433 |
| 5.00% 1/1/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 981,520 |
| Series B 5.00% 1/1/25 | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,281,837 |
| | | | | | | 4,376,072 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 17.28% | | | | | | |
| Arizona Health Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Banner Health) | | | | | | |
| Series D 5.50% 1/1/21 | | | 500,000 | | | 527,600 |
| (Catholic Healthcare West) | | | | | | |
| Series D 5.00% 7/1/28 | | | 500,000 | | | 468,625 |
| Glendale Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Health Facilities Revenue | | | | | | |
| (John C. Lincoln Health) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/42 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 792,900 |
| Maricopa County Industrial | | | | | | |
| Development Authority Health | | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Catholic | | | | | | |
| Healthcare West) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/32 | | | 400,000 | | | 367,344 |
| 6.00% 7/1/39 | | | 500,000 | | | 497,920 |
| Scottsdale Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Hospital Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Scottsdale Healthcare) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 9/1/30 | | | 500,000 | | | 470,400 |
| University Medical Center Hospital Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 858,260 |
| 5.00% 7/1/35 | | | 500,000 | | | 422,435 |
| 6.50% 7/1/39 | | | 500,000 | | | 509,190 |
| Yavapai County Industrial Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Yavapai | | | | | | |
| Regional Medical Center) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 8/1/21 (RADIAN) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,960,819 |
| | | | | | | 6,875,493 |
Housing Revenue Bond – 0.48% | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Housing Finance | | | | | | |
| Authority Subordinated-Capital | | | | | | |
| Fund Modernization | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 12/1/18 | | | 175,000 | | | 189,186 |
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Lease Revenue Bonds – 6.50% | | | | | | |
| Arizona Certificates of Participation | | | | | | |
| Department Administration Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 10/1/25 (AGM) | | | 500,000 | | | 510,130 |
| Arizona Game & Fishing Department | | | | | | |
| & Commission Revenue | | | | | | |
| (AGF Administration Building Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/26 | | | 640,000 | | | 636,237 |
| Nogales Municipal Development | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/30 (AMBAC) | | | 500,000 | | | 457,560 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | |
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | | | |
| Pima County Industrial Development | | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Metro Police | | | | | | | |
| Facility - Nevada Project) | | | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/31 | | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 499,955 | |
| 5.375% 7/1/39 | | | 500,000 | | | 481,340 | |
| | | | | | | 2,585,222 | |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 5.71% | | | | | | | |
• | Gila County Unified School District #10 | | | | | | | |
| (Payson School Improvement | | | | | | | |
| Project of 2006) Series A | | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/27 (AMBAC) | | | 500,000 | | | 506,865 | |
| Maricopa County Elementary | | | | | | | |
| School District #6 (Washington | | | | | | | |
| Elementary) Series A | | | | | | | |
| 5.375% 7/1/13 (AGM) | | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,365,625 | |
| Scottsdale 5.00% 7/1/21 | | | 350,000 | | | 397,782 | |
| | | | | | | 2,270,272 | |
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 3.28% | | | | | | | |
| Salt River Project Agricultural | | | | | | | |
| Improvement & Power District | | | | | | | |
| Electric System Revenue Series A | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/31-12 | | | 230,000 | | | 240,341 | |
| Southern Arizona Capital Facilities | | | | | | | |
| Finance (University of Arizona | | | | | | | |
| Project) 5.00% 9/1/23-12 (NATL-RE) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,063,850 | |
| | | | | | | 1,304,191 | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 15.34% | | | | | | | |
| Flagstaff Aspen Place at the Sawmill | | | | | | | |
| Improvement District Revenue | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/32 | | | 385,000 | | | 372,653 | |
| Gilbert Public Facilities Municipal | | | | | | | |
| Property Revenue 5.00% 7/1/25 | | | 500,000 | | | 510,465 | |
| Glendale Municipal Property Series A | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/33 (AMBAC) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,000,060 | |
| Marana Tangerine Farms Road | | | | | | | |
| Improvement District Revenue | | | | | | | |
| 4.60% 1/1/26 | | | 873,000 | | | 827,377 | |
| Peoria Municipal Development | | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Senior Lien & | | | | | | | |
| Subordinate Lien) | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/18 | | | 1,085,000 | | | 1,196,082 | |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing | | | | | | | |
| Revenue First Subordinate Series C | | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 8/1/39 | | | 300,000 | | | 297,225 | |
| Queen Creek Improvement District #1 | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 899,640 | |
| | | | | | | 6,103,502 | |
State General Obligation Bond – 0.81% | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth | | | | | | | |
| (Public Improvement) Series C | | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 7/1/39 | | | 335,000 | | | 321,774 | |
| | | | | | | 321,774 | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 6.17% | | | | | | | |
| Phoenix Civic Improvement | | | | | | | |
| Airport Revenue | | | | | | | |
| (Junior Lien) Series A 5.25% 7/1/33 | | | 500,000 | | | 489,045 | |
| (Senior Lien) Series B 5.25% | | | | | | | |
| 7/1/27 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) (AMT) | | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,966,580 | |
| | | | | | | 2,455,625 | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 9.08% | | | | | | | |
| Guam Government Waterworks | | | | | | | |
| Authority 5.625% 7/1/40 | | | 390,000 | | | 336,484 | |
| Phoenix Civic Improvement | | | | | | | |
| Wastewater Systems | | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Junior Lien) | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/19 (NATL-RE) | | | 850,000 | | | 920,278 | |
| 5.00% 7/1/24 (NATL-RE) (FGIC) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,001,410 | |
| Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 | | | 900,000 | | | 889,857 | |
| Scottsdale Water & Sewer Revenue | | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/19 | | | 400,000 | | | 463,800 | |
| | | | | | | 3,611,829 | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | | | | | |
| (cost $38,673,686) | | | | | | 37,279,422 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments – 4.52% | | | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 4.52% | | | | | | | |
| Apache County Industrial | | | | | | | |
| Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | | |
| 0.22% 12/15/18 | | | | | | | |
| (LOC-Bank of New York) | | | 800,000 | | | 800,000 | |
| Arizona Health Facilities Authority | | | | | | | |
| 0.22% 7/1/35 (LOC-JPMorgan | | | | | | | |
| Chase Bank) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | |
| (cost $1,800,000) | | | | | | 1,800,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Value of Securities – 98.23% | | | | | | | |
| (cost $40,473,686) | | | | | | 39,079,422 | |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 1.77% | | | | | | 704,458 | |
Net Assets Applicable to 2,982,200 | | | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding; Equivalent to | | | | | | | |
| $13.34 Per Share – 100.00% | | | | | $ | 39,783,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Components of Net Assets at March 31, 2011: | | | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200 million shares | | | | |
| authorized to the Fund | | | | | $ | 40,651,205 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | | | 461,800 | |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | | | | 65,139 | |
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | | (1,394,264 | ) |
Total net assets | | | | | $ | 39,783,880 | |
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• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of March 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
§ | Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. |
Summary of Abbreviations:
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
FGIC — Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
March 31, 2011
| | Principal | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 94.95% | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bond – 1.17% | | | | | |
| Public Authority for Colorado Energy | | | | | |
| Natural Gas Revenue | | | | | |
| Series 2008 6.50% 11/15/38 | $ | 750,000 | | $ | 755,700 |
| | | | | | 755,700 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 20.05% | | | | | |
| Boulder County Development Revenue | | | | | |
| (University Corporation for | | | | | |
| Atmospheric Research) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/26 (NATL-RE) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,001,589 |
| Colorado Board of Governors | | | | | |
| Revenue (Colorado State University | | | | | |
| System) Series A 5.00% 3/1/39 | | 700,000 | | | 684,005 |
| Colorado Educational & Cultural | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Bromley Charter School Project) | | | | | |
| 5.25% 9/15/32 (XLCA) | | 1,000,000 | | | 921,550 |
| (Johnson & Wales University Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 4/1/28 (XCLA) | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,661,059 |
| (Littleton Charter School Project) | | | | | |
| 4.375% 1/15/36 (CIFG) | | 1,200,000 | | | 910,188 |
| (Student Housing - Campus | | | | | |
| Village Apartments) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 6/1/23 | | 1,065,000 | | | 1,079,548 |
| (Student Housing - University of | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/31 (NATL-RE) | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,229,125 |
| University of Colorado Enterprise | | | | | |
| Systems Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.375% 6/1/38 | | 750,000 | | | 758,835 |
| Western State College 5.00% 5/15/34 | | 750,000 | | | 726,968 |
| | | | | | 12,972,867 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 7.00% | | | | | |
| Colorado Springs Utilities System | | | | | |
| Improvement Revenue Series C | | | | | |
| 5.50% 11/15/48 | | 750,000 | | | 763,913 |
| Platte River Power Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue Series HH 5.00% 6/1/28 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,559,534 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37 | | 685,000 | | | 575,167 |
| Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 | | 300,000 | | | 270,336 |
| Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 | | 750,000 | | | 647,963 |
| Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26 | | 750,000 | | | 713,648 |
| | | | | | 4,530,561 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 10.18% | | | | | |
| Aurora Hospital Revenue (Children’s | | | | | |
| Hospital Association Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 12/1/40 | | 500,000 | | | 438,540 |
| Colorado Health Facilities | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Catholic Health Initiatives) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 7/1/39 | | 750,000 | | | 680,550 |
| Series D 6.125% 10/1/28 | | 750,000 | | | 799,823 |
| (Evangelical Lutheran Good | | | | | |
| Samaritan Society) | | | | | |
| 5.25% 6/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,004,860 |
| Series A 6.125% 6/1/38 | | 750,000 | | | 751,095 |
| (Total Longterm Care) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.00% 11/15/30 | | 400,000 | | | 372,940 |
| Colorado Springs Hospital Revenue | | | | | |
| 6.25% 12/15/33 | | 750,000 | | | 771,705 |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue (Recovery Zone Facilities) | | | | | |
| 5.625% 12/1/40 | | 750,000 | | | 679,545 |
| University of Colorado Hospital | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 11/15/37 | | 500,000 | | | 426,845 |
| 6.00% 11/15/29 | | 650,000 | | | 659,555 |
| | | | | | 6,585,458 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 2.69% | | | | | |
| Colorado Housing & Finance | | | | | |
| Authority (Single Family | | | | | |
| Mortgage – Class 1) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.50% 11/1/29 (FHA) (VA) (HUD) | | 425,000 | | | 433,730 |
| Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority | | | | | |
| Subordinated-Capital Fund | | | | | |
| Modernization | | | | | |
| 5.125% 12/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 981,260 |
| 5.50% 12/1/18 | | 300,000 | | | 324,318 |
| | | | | | 1,739,308 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 5.14% | | | | | |
| Aurora Certificates of Participation | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 12/1/30 | | 630,000 | | | 629,175 |
| Glendale Certificates of Participation | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/25 (XLCA) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,506,135 |
• | Puerto Rico Public Buildings | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Guaranteed | | | | | |
| Government Facilities) | | | | | |
| Series M-2 5.50% 7/1/35 (AMBAC) | | 700,000 | | | 730,737 |
| Regional Transportation District | | | | | |
| Certificates of Participation | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 6/1/31 | | 460,000 | | | 460,294 |
| | | | | | 3,326,341 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.41% | | | | | |
| Adams & Arapahoe Counties Joint | | | | | |
| School District #28J (Aurora) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/28 | | 600,000 | | | 664,122 |
| Arapahoe County Water & | | | | | |
| Wastewater Public Improvement | | | | | |
| District Series A | | | | | |
| 5.125% 12/1/32 (NATL-RE) | | 635,000 | | | 605,015 |
| Boulder, Larimer & Weld Counties St. | | | | | |
| Vrain Valley School District No. Re-1J | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/15/33 | | 750,000 | | | 763,628 |
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| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| Bowles Metropolitan District | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/33 (AGM) | $ | 2,000,000 | | $ | 1,897,239 | |
| Denver City & County School District | | | | | | |
| #1 Series A 5.00% 12/1/29 | | 240,000 | | | 249,526 | |
| Jefferson County Colorado School District | | | | | | |
| #R-1 5.25% 12/15/24 | | 750,000 | | | 846,945 | |
| Sand Creek Metropolitan District | | | | | | |
| Refunding & Improvement | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/31 (XLCA) | | 500,000 | | | 414,590 | |
| | | | | | 5,441,065 | |
§Pre-Refunded Bonds – 15.76% | | | | | | |
| Colorado Educational & Cultural | | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| (University of Colorado Foundation | | | | | | |
| Project) 5.00% 7/1/27-12 (AMBAC) | | 3,900,000 | | | 4,112,589 | |
| (University of Denver Project) Series B | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 3/1/35-16 (FGIC) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,171,650 | |
| Denver Convention Center Hotel | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Senior Lien Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/33-13 (XCLA) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,304,500 | |
| Westminster Building Authority | | | | | | |
| Certificates of Participation | | | | | | |
| 5.25% 12/1/22-11 (NATL-RE) | | 1,555,000 | | | 1,604,496 | |
| | | | | | 10,193,235 | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 11.34% | | | | | | |
| Denver Convention Center Hotel | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/35 (XLCA) | | 1,575,000 | | | 1,220,987 | |
| Denver International Business Center | | | | | | |
| Metropolitan District No.1 | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/30 | | 650,000 | | | 583,791 | |
| Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series K 5.00% 7/1/30 | | 750,000 | | | 671,288 | |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing | | | | | | |
| Revenue First Subordinate | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 8/1/37 | | 590,000 | | | 568,282 | |
| Series C 6.00% 8/1/39 | | 500,000 | | | 495,375 | |
| Regional Transportation District | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Fastracks Project) Series A | | | | | | |
| 4.375% 11/1/31 (AMBAC) | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,134,538 | |
| 4.50% 11/1/36 (AGM) | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,663,909 | |
| | | | | | 7,338,170 | |
State General Obligation Bonds – 5.54% | | | | | | |
| Guam Government Series A | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 11/15/39 | | 750,000 | | | 771,390 | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth | | | | | | |
| (Public Improvement) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.50% 7/1/19 (NATLE-RE) | | 2,250,000 | | | 2,325,870 | |
| Series C 6.00% 7/1/39 | | 505,000 | | | 485,063 | |
| | | | | 3,582,323 | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 2.50% | | | | | | |
| Denver City & County Airport System | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 5.25% 11/15/36 | | 750,000 | | | 727,357 | |
| E-470 Public Highway Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series C 5.25% 9/1/25 | | 310,000 | | | 279,171 | |
| Regional Transportation District | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Denver Transit Partners) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 1/15/41 | | 675,000 | | | 611,894 | |
| | | | | | 1,618,422 | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 5.17% | | | | | | |
| Colorado Water Resources & Power | | | | | | |
| Development Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Parker Water & Sanitation | | | | | | |
| District) Series D | | | | | | |
| 5.125% 9/1/34 (NATL-RE) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,377,405 | |
| 5.25% 9/1/43 (NATL-RE) | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,795,820 | |
| Guam Government Waterworks | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue 5.625% 7/1/40 | | 195,000 | | | 168,242 | |
| | | | | | 3,341,467 | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | | | | |
| (cost $63,474,336) | | | | | 61,424,917 | |
| | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments – 3.56% | | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 3.56% | | | | | | |
| Colorado Educational & Cultural | | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (National Jewish Federation) | | | | | | |
| Series A-8 0.23% 9/1/35 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-Bank of America N.A.) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,500,000 | |
| Series A-12 0.23% 2/1/38 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-Bank of America N.A.) | | 800,000 | | | 800,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | |
| (cost $2,300,000) | | | | | 2,300,000 | |
|
Total Value of Securities – 98.51% | | | | | | |
| (cost $65,774,336) | | | | | 63,724,917 | |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 1.49% | | | | | 964,456 | |
Net Assets Applicable to 4,837,100 | | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding; Equivalent to | | | | | | |
| $13.37 Per Share – 100.00% | | | | $ | 64,689,373 | |
|
Components of Net Assets at March 31, 2011: | | | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200 million shares | | | | |
| authorized to the Fund | | | | $ | 66,918,121 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | | 323,399 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | | | (502,728 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (2,049,419 | ) |
Total net assets | | | | $ | 64,689,373 | |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
|
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of March 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
§ | Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. |
Summary of Abbreviations:
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
CIFG — Insured by CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty
FGIC — Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHA — Federal Housing Administration
HUD — Housing and Urban Development Section 8
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
VA — Veterans Administration Collateral
XLCA — Insured by XL Capital Assurance
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
March 31, 2011
| | Principal | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 98.57% | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds – 5.78% | | | |
| Cloquet, Pollution Control Revenue | | | | | |
| (Potlatch Project) 5.90% 10/1/26 | $ | 5,500,000 | | $ | 4,914,580 |
| Laurentian Energy Authority I | | | | | |
| Cogeneration Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 3,325,000 | | | 3,257,536 |
| Sartell Environmental Improvement | | | | | |
| Revenue (International Paper) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.20% 6/1/27 | | 1,000,000 | | | 938,510 |
| | | | | | 9,110,626 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 9.68% | | | | | |
| Minnesota Higher Education | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.25% 12/1/35 | | 1,000,000 | | | 954,710 |
| (Augsburg College) Series 6-J1 | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/1/28 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,446,495 |
| (Carleton College) | | | | | |
| Series D 5.00% 3/1/30 | | 1,120,000 | | | 1,151,270 |
| Series 6-T 5.00% 1/1/28 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,036,120 |
| (College of St. Benedict) | | | | | |
| Series 5-W 5.00% 3/1/20 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,023,220 |
| (St. Mary’s University) Series 5-U | | | | | |
| 4.80% 10/1/23 | | 1,400,000 | | | 1,392,972 |
| (University of St. Thomas) | | | | | |
| Series 6-X 5.00% 4/1/29 | | 2,250,000 | | | 2,248,673 |
| Series 7-A 5.00% 10/1/39 | | 1,000,000 | | | 963,970 |
| University Minnesota | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 4/1/29 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,071,770 |
| Series C 5.00% 12/1/19 | | 1,290,000 | | | 1,468,678 |
| University of Minnesota Special | | | | | |
| Purpose Revenue (State | | | | | |
| Supported Biomed Science) | | | | | |
| Series C 5.00% 8/1/35 | | 1,040,000 | | | 1,048,029 |
| University of the Virgin Islands | | | | | |
| Series A 5.375% 6/1/34 | | 500,000 | | | 449,590 |
| | | | | | 15,255,497 |
Electric Revenue Bonds – 8.55% | | | | | |
| Chaska Electric Revenue | | | | | |
| (Generating Facilities) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.25% 10/1/25 | | 250,000 | | | 254,910 |
| Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | | | | | |
| Electric Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/34 | | 1,900,000 | | | 1,821,454 |
| 5.25% 10/1/19 | | 1,610,000 | | | 1,696,634 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue Series XX | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/40 | | 1,645,000 | | | 1,421,198 |
| Southern Minnesota Municipal | | | | | |
| Power Agency Supply | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A | | | | | |
| 5.25% 1/1/14 (AMBAC) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,297,630 |
| Western Minnesota Municipal | | | | | |
| Power Agency Supply Revenue | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/30 (NATL-RE) | | 5,000,000 | | | 4,981,550 |
| | | | | | 13,473,376 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 18.84% | | | | | |
| Bemidji Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (North Country | | | | | |
| Health Services) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/24 (RADIAN) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,441,800 |
| Fergus Falls Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (Lake Region Healthcare) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/30 | | 1,000,000 | | | 913,080 |
| Glencoe Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (Glencoe Regional | | | | | |
| Health Services Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 4/1/25 | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,863,460 |
| Maple Grove Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (Maple Grove Hospital) | | | | | |
| 5.25% 5/1/37 | | 1,000,000 | | | 893,250 |
| Minneapolis Health Care System | | | | | |
| Revenue (Fairview Health Services) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.625% 11/15/28 | | 600,000 | | | 640,752 |
| Series B 6.50% 11/15/38 | | | | | |
| (ASSURED GTY) | | 295,000 | | | 309,493 |
| Series D 5.00% 11/15/34 | | | | | |
| (AMBAC) | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,804,980 |
| Minneapolis Revenue (National | | | | | |
| Marrow Donor Program Project) | | | | | |
| 4.875% 8/1/25 | | 1,000,000 | | | 940,870 |
| Minneapolis & St. Paul Minnesota | | | | | |
| Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| (Children’s Hospital) | | | | | |
| Series A1 5.00% 8/15/34 (AGM) | | 500,000 | | | 465,750 |
| Minnesota Agricultural & Economic | | | | | |
| Development Board Revenue | | | | | |
| (Fairview Health Care System) | | | | | |
| Un-Refunded Balance Series A | | | | | |
| 5.75% 11/15/26 (NATL-RE) | | 100,000 | | | 100,003 |
| 6.375% 11/15/29 | | 195,000 | | | 195,566 |
| Rochester Health Care & Housing | | | | | |
| Revenue (Samaritan Bethany) | | | | | |
| Series A 7.375% 12/1/41 | | 1,220,000 | | | 1,207,385 |
| Shakopee Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (St. Francis Regional | | | | | |
| Medical Center) 5.25% 9/1/34 | | 1,560,000 | | | 1,402,924 |
| St. Cloud Health Care System | | | | | |
| Revenue (Centracare Health | | | | | |
| System Project) | | | | | |
| 5.50% 5/1/39 (ASSURED GTY) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,483,425 |
| Series A 5.125% 5/1/30 | | 2,125,000 | | | 2,055,831 |
| St. Louis Park Health Care | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Park Nicollet Health Services) | | | | | |
| 5.75% 7/1/39 | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,406,580 |
| Series C 5.50% 7/1/23 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,019,660 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
| | Principal | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Revenue | | | | | |
| (Allina Health System) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 11/15/18 | | | | | |
| (NATL-RE) | $ | 1,380,000 | | $ | 1,488,661 |
| Series A-1 5.25% 11/15/29 | | 1,395,000 | | | 1,393,270 |
| (Franciscan Health Elderly | | | | | |
| Housing Project) | | | | | |
| 5.40% 11/20/42 (GNMA) (FHA) | | 2,700,000 | | | 2,624,454 |
| (Health East Project) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 11/15/35 | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,686,620 |
| (Health Partners Obligation | | | | | |
| Group Project) 5.25% 5/15/36 | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,775,740 |
| (Regions Hospital Project) | | | | | |
| 5.30% 5/15/28 | | 1,000,000 | | | 944,040 |
| (Senior Carondelet Village | | | | | |
| Project) Series A 6.00% 8/1/42 | | 770,000 | | | 701,532 |
| Winona Health Care Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (Winona Health | | | | | |
| Obligated Group) 5.00% 7/1/23 | | 1,010,000 | | | 949,036 |
| | | | | | 29,708,162 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 7.96% | | | | | |
| Chanhassen Multifamily Housing | | | | | |
| Revenue (Heritage Park | | | | | |
| Apartments Project) | | | | | |
| 6.20% 7/1/30 (FHA) (HUD) (AMT) | | 1,105,000 | | | 1,105,508 |
| Minneapolis Multifamily | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| •(Gaar Scott Loft Project) | | | | | |
| 5.95% 5/1/30 (AMT) | | | | | |
| (LOC-U.S. Bank N.A.) | | 880,000 | | | 881,126 |
| (Olson Townhomes Project) | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/19 (AMT) | | 705,000 | | | 705,049 |
| (Seward Towers Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 5/20/36 (GNMA) | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,971,721 |
| (Sumner Housing Project) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.15% 2/20/45 | | | | | |
| (GNMA) (AMT) | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,852,500 |
| Minnesota State Housing Finance | | | | | |
| Agency Revenue | | | | | |
| (Rental Housing) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 2/1/35 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 927,710 |
| Series D 5.95% 2/1/18 (NATL-RE) | | 120,000 | | | 120,494 |
| (Residential Housing) | | | | | |
| Series B-1 5.35% 1/1/33 (AMT) | | 1,390,000 | | | 1,349,370 |
| •Series D 4.75% 7/1/32 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 856,250 |
| Series I 5.15% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 725,000 | | | 674,830 |
| Series L 5.10% 7/1/38 (AMT) | | 1,495,000 | | | 1,381,216 |
| Washington County Housing & | | | | | |
| Redevelopment Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue (Woodland Park | | | | | |
| Apartments Project) | | | | | |
| 4.70% 10/1/32 | | 750,000 | | | 727,290 |
| | | | | | 12,553,064 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 6.33% | | | | | |
| Andover Economic Development | | | | | |
| Authority Public Facilities | | | | | |
| Lease Revenue (Andover | | | | | |
| Community Center) | | | | | |
| 5.125% 2/1/24 | | 205,000 | | | 222,148 |
| 5.20% 2/1/29 | | 410,000 | | | 445,137 |
| Puerto Rico Public Buildings | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue Un-Refunded | | | | | |
| Balance (Guaranteed | | | | | |
| Government Facilities) | | | | | |
| Series D 5.25% 7/1/27 | | 530,000 | | | 494,782 |
| St. Paul Port Authority Lease Revenue | | | | | |
| (Cedar Street Office Building Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/22 | | 2,385,000 | | | 2,423,947 |
| 5.25% 12/1/27 | | 2,800,000 | | | 2,831,164 |
| (Robert Street Office | | | | | |
| Building Project) Series 3-11 | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/27 | | 2,000,000 | | | 2,022,480 |
| Virginia Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Facility | | | | | |
| Lease Revenue | | | | | |
| 5.25% 10/1/25 | | 680,000 | | | 650,400 |
| 5.375% 10/1/30 | | 965,000 | | | 893,088 |
| | | | | | 9,983,146 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 10.13% | | | | | |
| Dakota County Community | | | | | |
| Development Agency | | | | | |
| (Senior Housing Facilities) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 1/1/23 | | 1,100,000 | | | 1,138,082 |
| Hopkins Independent School District | | | | | |
| #270 5.00% 2/1/28 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,055,180 |
| Minneapolis Special School District | | | | | |
| #1 5.00% 2/1/19 (AGM) | | 1,175,000 | | | 1,240,072 |
| Morris Independent School District | | | | | |
| #769 5.00% 2/1/28 (NATL-RE) | | 3,750,000 | | | 3,988,800 |
| Rocori Independent School District | | | | | |
| #750 (School Building) Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/1/22 | | 1,010,000 | | | 1,104,354 |
| 5.00% 2/1/24 | | 1,075,000 | | | 1,152,002 |
| 5.00% 2/1/25 | | 1,115,000 | | | 1,184,977 |
| 5.00% 2/1/26 | | 1,155,000 | | | 1,219,622 |
| Washington County Housing & | | | | | |
| Redevelopment Authority Series B | | | | | |
| 5.50% 2/1/22 (NATL-RE) | | 1,705,000 | | | 1,746,892 |
| 5.50% 2/1/32 (NATL-RE) | | 2,140,000 | | | 2,146,570 |
| | | | | | 15,976,551 |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 20.51% | | | |
| Andover Economic Development | | | | | |
| Authority Public Facilities | | | | | |
| Lease Revenue (Andover | | | | | |
| Community Center) | | | | | |
| 5.125% 2/1/24-14 | | 295,000 | | | 319,677 |
| 5.20% 2/1/29-14 | | 590,000 | | | 640,563 |
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| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
§Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued) | | | | |
| Dakota-Washington Counties | | | | | | |
| Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Bloomington Single Family | | | | | | |
| Residential Mortgage) | | | | | | |
| Series B 8.375% 9/1/21 | | | | | | |
| (GNMA) (FHA) (VA) (AMT) | $ | 7,055,000 | | $ | 9,364,524 | |
| Southern Minnesota Municipal | | | | | | |
| Power Agency Supply | | | | | | |
| Revenue Refunding | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 1/1/18-13 | | 3,715,000 | | | 3,978,319 | |
| Series B 5.50% 1/1/15 (AMBAC) | | 390,000 | | | 401,755 | |
| St. Louis Park Health Care Facilities | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Park Nicollet Health | | | | | | |
| Services) Series B 5.25% 7/1/30-14 | | 1,250,000 | | | 1,408,525 | |
| St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | | |
| Authority Sales Tax | | | | | | |
| (Civic Center Project) | | | | | | |
| 5.55% 11/1/23 | | 2,300,000 | | | 2,488,393 | |
| 5.55% 11/1/23 (NATL-RE) (IBC) | | 4,200,000 | | | 4,544,022 | |
| University of Minnesota Hospital & | | | | | | |
| Clinics 6.75% 12/1/16 | | 2,580,000 | | | 3,113,157 | |
| University of Minnesota Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 7/1/21 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,565,280 | |
| Western Minnesota Municipal | | | | | | |
| Power Agency Supply Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series A 6.625% 1/1/16 | | 1,315,000 | | | 1,501,401 | |
| | | | | | 32,325,616 | |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 4.08% | | | | | | |
| Minneapolis Community Planning | | | | | | |
| & Economic Development | | | | | | |
| Department (Limited Tax | | | | | | |
| Supported Common Bond Fund) | | | | | | |
| 6.25% 12/1/30 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,041,480 | |
| Series 1 6.75% 12/1/25 (AMT) | | 865,000 | | | 866,168 | |
| Series 5 5.70% 12/1/27 | | 375,000 | | | 376,065 | |
| Minneapolis Development Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Limited Tax Supported | | | | | | |
| Common Bond Fund) Series 1 | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 12/1/24 (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,004,330 | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth | | | | | | |
| Infrastructure Financing | | | | | | |
| Authority Special Tax Revenue | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.00% 7/1/46 | | 800,000 | | | 622,000 | |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing | | | | | | |
| Revenue First Subordinate | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 8/1/37 | | 1,200,000 | | | 1,155,828 | |
| St. Paul Port Authority (Brownsfields | | | | | | |
| Redevelopment Tax) | | | | | | |
| Series 2 5.00% 3/1/37 | | 895,000 | | | 867,783 | |
| Virgin Islands Public Finance | | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Senior Lien | | | | | | |
| Matching Fund Loan Notes) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 10/1/23 | | 500,000 | | | 501,060 | |
| | | | | | 6,434,714 | |
State General Obligation Bond – 0.70% | | | | | | |
| Minnesota State Various Purpose | | | | | | |
| Series D 4.00% 8/1/17 | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,104,170 | |
| | | | | | 1,104,170 | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 5.09% | | | | | | |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul Metropolitan | | | | | | |
| Airports Commission | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/1/22 (NATL-RE) | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,020,760 | |
| 5.00% 1/1/28 (NATL-RE) | | 2,120,000 | | | 2,096,150 | |
| 5.00% 1/1/35 (AMBAC) | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,853,160 | |
| 5.25% 1/1/16 (NATL-RE) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,054,340 | |
| | | | | | 8,024,410 | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond – 0.92% | | | | | | |
| St. Paul Sewer Revenue Series D | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 12/1/21 | | 1,325,000 | | | 1,455,420 | |
| | | | | | 1,455,420 | |
|
Total Municipal Bonds | | | | | | |
| (cost $154,635,827) | | | | | 155,404,752 | |
|
Short-Term Investments – 0.57% | | | | | | |
¤Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.57% | | | | | | |
| Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota | | | | | | |
| Housing & Redevelopment | | | | | | |
| Authority Health Care Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Allina Health System) | | | | | | |
| Series B-2 0.22% 11/15/35 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-JPMorgan Chase Bank) | | 400,000 | | | 400,000 | |
| Robbinsdale, Health Care Facilities | | | | | | |
| Revenue (North Memorial) | | | | | | |
| Series A-4 0.20% 5/1/33 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | | 500,000 | | | 500,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | |
| (cost $900,000) | | | | | 900,000 | |
|
Total Value of Securities – 99.14% | | | | | | |
| (cost $155,535,827) | | | | | 156,304,752 | |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 0.86% | | | | | 1,350,317 | |
Net Assets Applicable to 11,504,975 | | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding; Equivalent to | | | | | | |
| $13.70 Per Share – 100.00% | | | | $ | 157,655,069 | |
|
Components of Net Assets at March 31, 2011: | | | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200 million shares | | | | |
| authorized to the Fund | | | | $ | 157,931,075 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | | 827,677 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (1,872,608 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | | | 768,925 | |
Total net assets | | | | $ | 157,655,069 | |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
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§ | Pre-Refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by U.S. Treasury bonds. For Pre-Refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond is pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.” |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of March 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. |
Summary of Abbreviations:
AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation
AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
ASSURED GTY — Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
FHA — Federal Housing Administration
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association Collateral
HUD — Housing and Urban Development Section 8
IBC — Insured Bond Certificate
LOC — Letter of Credit
NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
RADIAN — Insured by Radian Asset Assurance
VA — Veterans Administration Collateral
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
March 31, 2011
| | Principal | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds – 94.07% | | | | | |
Corporate-Backed Revenue Bonds – 10.56% | | | | | |
| Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement | | | | | |
| Financing Authority Asset-Backed | | | | | |
| Senior Turbo Series A-2 | | | | | |
| 6.50% 6/1/47 | $ | 430,000 | | $ | 315,435 |
| Golden State, California Tobacco | | | | | |
| Securitization Settlement Revenue | | | | | |
| (Asset-Backed Senior Notes) | | | | | |
| Series A-1 5.125% 6/1/47 | | 370,000 | | | 222,041 |
| Harris County, Texas Industrial | | | | | |
| Development Solid Waste Disposal | | | | | |
| Revenue (Deer Park Refining | | | | | |
| Project) 5.00% 2/1/23 | | 150,000 | | | 149,606 |
| Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco | | | | | |
| Settlement Authority | | | | | |
| 6.25% 6/1/24 | | 500,000 | | | 500,600 |
| Iowa Finance Authority Pollution | | | | | |
| Control Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| (Interstate Power & Light Project) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 7/1/14 (FGIC) | | 500,000 | | | 539,839 |
| Louisiana Local Government | | | | | |
| Environmental Facilities & | | | | | |
| Community Development | | | | | |
| Authority (Westlake Chemical) | | | | | |
| Series A-1 6.50% 11/1/35 | | 255,000 | | | 255,900 |
| Maryland State Economic | | | | | |
| Development Port Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (CNX Marine Terminals) | | | | | |
| 5.75% 9/1/25 | | 175,000 | | | 163,650 |
• | New York City, New York Industrial | | | | | |
| Development Agency Special | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (American | | | | | |
| Airlines - JFK International Airport) | | | | | |
| 7.625% 8/1/25 (AMT) | | 450,000 | | | 452,984 |
| Ohio State Air Quality Development | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (First Energy | | | | | |
| Generation) Series A 5.70% 8/1/20 | | 260,000 | | | 267,558 |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development | | | | | |
| Financing Authority Exempt Facilities | | | | | |
| Revenue (Allegheny Energy Supply) | | | | | |
| 7.00% 7/15/39 | | 345,000 | | | 360,363 |
| | | | | | 3,227,976 |
Education Revenue Bonds – 14.08% | | | | | |
| Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing | | | | | |
| Revenue (CFP I - State University | | | | | |
| Project) 6.00% 6/1/45 | | 270,000 | | | 240,789 |
| California Statewide Communities | | | | | |
| Development Authority School | | | | | |
| Facility Revenue (Aspire Public | | | | | |
| Schools) 6.125% 7/1/46 | | 265,000 | | | 230,773 |
| California Statewide Communities | | | | | |
| Development Authority Student | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue (Irvine, LLC - UCI | | | | | |
| East Campus) 6.00% 5/15/23 | | 470,000 | | | 477,849 |
| Marietta, Georgia Development | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Life University | | | | | |
| Income Project) 7.00% 6/15/39 | | 430,000 | | | 399,191 |
| Maryland State Economic | | | | | |
| Development Student Housing | | | | | |
| Revenue (University of Maryland | | | | | |
| College Park Projects) | | | | | |
| 5.75% 6/1/33 | | 370,000 | | | 354,338 |
| Massachusetts State Health & | | | | | |
| Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue (Harvard University) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 12/15/29 | | | | | |
| General Obligation | | 600,000 | | | 636,233 |
| (Nichols College) Series C | | | | | |
| 6.125% 10/1/29 | | 250,000 | | | 252,610 |
| Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Higher Education & Health | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Arcadia | | | | | |
| University) 5.25% 4/1/30 | | 550,000 | | | 517,858 |
| New Jersey Economic Development | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (MSU Student | | | | | |
| Housing Project) 5.875% 6/1/42 | | 215,000 | | | 191,133 |
| Oregon State Facilities Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue (Concordia University | | | | | |
| Project) Series A 6.125% 9/1/30 | | 135,000 | | | 131,776 |
| Pennsylvania State Higher Educational | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Student | | | | | |
| Housing Revenue | | | | | |
| (Edinboro University Foundation) | | | | | |
| 5.80% 7/1/30 | | 300,000 | | | 286,911 |
| (University Properties – East | | | | | |
| Stroudsburg University) | | | | | |
| 5.25% 7/1/19 | | 300,000 | | | 308,466 |
| Troy, New York Capital Resource | | | | | |
| Revenue (Rensselaer Polytechnic) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.125% 9/1/40 | | 300,000 | | | 274,719 |
| | | | | | 4,302,646 |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 15.72% | | | | | |
| Brevard County, Florida Health | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Heath First Project) Series B | | | | | |
| 7.00% 4/1/39 | | 90,000 | | | 96,006 |
| Butler County, Pennsylvania Hospital | | | | | |
| Authority Revenue (Butler Health | | | | | |
| System Project) 7.125% 7/1/29 | | 150,000 | | | 160,233 |
| Hawaii Pacific Health Special Purpose | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 5.50% 7/1/40 | | 300,000 | | | 262,683 |
| Illinois Finance Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Silver Cross & Medical Centers) | | | | | |
| 7.00% 8/15/44 | | 300,000 | | | 297,288 |
| Lycoming County, Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Authority Health System Revenue | | | | | |
| (Susquehanna Health System | | | | | |
| Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/28 | | 500,000 | | | 465,690 |
| Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial | | | | | |
| Development Authority Health | | | | | |
| Facilities Revenue (Catholic | | | | | |
| Healthcare West) Series A | | | | | |
| 6.00% 7/1/39 | | 225,000 | | | 224,064 |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
| | Principal | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | | | | | |
| Massachusetts State Health & | | | | | |
| Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | |
| Revenue (Caregroup) Series E-2 | | | | | |
| 5.375% 7/1/19 | $ | 360,000 | | $ | 373,525 |
| New Hampshire Health & Education | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical | | | | | |
| Center) 6.00% 8/1/38 | | 300,000 | | | 311,925 |
| New Mexico State Hospital | | | | | |
| Equipment Loan Council Revenue | | | | | |
| (Presbyterian Healthcare) | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/39 | | 500,000 | | | 449,115 |
| Ohio State Hospital Facilities Revenue | | | | | |
| Refunding (Cleveland Clinic | | | | | |
| Health) Series A 5.50% 1/1/39 | | 300,000 | | | 298,704 |
| Orange County, Florida Health | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | |
| (Orlando Regional Healthcare) | | | | | |
| Series A 6.25% 10/1/18 (NATL-RE) | | 1,135,000 | | | 1,248,885 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospitals & | | | | | |
| Higher Education Facilities Authority | | | | | |
| Hospital Revenue (Temple University | | | | | |
| Health System) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.50% 7/1/30 | | 300,000 | | | 258,732 |
| Scottsdale, Arizona Industrial | | | | | |
| Development Authority Hospital | | | | | |
| Revenue (Scottsdale Healthcare) | | | | | |
| Series A 5.00% 9/1/23 | | 360,000 | | | 357,358 |
| | | | | | 4,804,208 |
Housing Revenue Bonds – 6.39% | | | | | |
| California Municipal Finance | | | | | |
| Authority Mobile Home Park | | | | | |
| Revenue (Caritas Projects) Series A | | | | | |
| 6.40% 8/15/45 | | 230,000 | | | 207,683 |
| Florida Housing Finance Homeowner | | | | | |
| Mortgage Revenue Series 2 | | | | | |
| 5.90% 7/1/29 (NATL-RE) (AMT) | | 270,000 | | | 273,100 |
| Volusia County, Florida Multifamily | | | | | |
| Housing Finance Authority | | | | | |
| (San Marcos Apartments) Series A | | | | | |
| 5.60% 1/1/44 (AGM) (AMT) | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,471,170 |
| | | | | | 1,951,953 |
Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.41% | | | | | |
| Capital Area Cultural Education | | | | | |
| Facilities Finance Texas Revenue | | | | | |
| (Roman Catholic Diocese) | | | | | |
| Series B 6.125% 4/1/45 | | 105,000 | | | 99,494 |
| New Jersey Economic Development | | | | | |
| Authority (School Facilities | | | | | |
| Construction) Series EE | | | | | |
| 5.00% 9/1/17 | | 300,000 | | | 320,424 |
| 5.00% 9/1/18 | | 300,000 | | | 317,166 |
| | | | | | 737,084 |
Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.73% | | | | | |
| Fairfax County, Virginia Refunding & | | | | | |
| Public Improvement Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 4/1/17 | | 530,000 | | | 615,345 |
| New York City, New York | | | | | |
| Fiscal 2003 Subordinate Series I-1 | | | | | |
| 5.375% 4/1/36 | | 250,000 | | | 253,405 |
| Fiscal 2009 Subordinate Series A-1 | | | | | |
| 5.25% 8/15/21 | | 250,000 | | | 272,168 |
| | | | | | 1,140,918 |
Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 20.08% | | | | | |
| Anne Arundel County, Maryland | | | | | |
| Special Obligation Revenue | | | | | |
| (National Business Park-North | | | | | |
| Project) 6.10% 7/1/40 | | 200,000 | | | 183,004 |
| Brooklyn Arena Local Development, | | | | | |
| New York Pilot Revenue (Barclays | | | | | |
| Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30 | | 300,000 | | | 304,572 |
| California State Economic Recovery | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 5.25% 7/1/21 | | 260,000 | | | 283,488 |
| Jacksonville, Florida Transportation | | | | | |
| Revenue 5.25% 10/1/29 (NATL-RE) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,001,510 |
Ω | Miami-Dade County, Florida Special | | | | | |
| Obligation Revenue (Capital | | | | | |
| Appreciation & Income) Series B | | | | | |
| 5.00% 10/1/35 (NATL-RE) | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,831,139 |
| New York City, New York Series A | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/1/19 | | 300,000 | | | 333,897 |
| New York City, New York Transitional | | | | | |
| Finance Authority Future Tax Secured | | | | | |
| Fiscal 2011 Series D 5.00% 2/1/26 | | 150,000 | | | 158,400 |
| Series C 5.25% 11/1/25 | | 300,000 | | | 325,989 |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | | | | | |
| (State Personal Income Tax Revenue - | | | | | |
| Education) Series A 5.00% 3/15/38 | | 570,000 | | | 555,573 |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing | | | | | |
| Revenue First Subordinate | | | | | |
| Series A | | | | | |
| 5.75% 8/1/37 | | 245,000 | | | 235,982 |
| Ω(Capital Appreciation) | | | | | |
| 6.75% 8/1/32 | | 610,000 | | | 489,031 |
| Series C 6.00% 8/1/39 | | 295,000 | | | 292,271 |
^ | Wyandotte County, Kansas City, | | | | | |
| Kansas Unified Government | | | | | |
| Special Obligation Revenue (Capital | | | | | |
| Appreciation) Sales Tax Subordinate | | | | | |
| Lien Series B 6.07% 6/1/21 | | 260,000 | | | 140,299 |
| | | | | | 6,135,155 |
State General Obligation Bonds – 5.74% | | | | | |
| California State | | | | | |
| 5.25% 11/1/40 | | 320,000 | | | 295,866 |
| (Revenue Anticipation Notes) | | | | | |
| Series A-2 3.00% 6/28/11 | | 300,000 | | | 301,725 |
| California State Various Purpose | | | | | |
| 6.00% 4/1/38 | | 105,000 | | | 107,441 |
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| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | Value |
Municipal Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
State General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | | | | | |
| New York State Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 2/15/20 | $ | 300,000 | | $ | 339,702 | |
| 5.00% 2/15/39 | | 300,000 | | | 301,437 | |
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth | | | | | | |
| (Public Improvement) Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.50% 7/1/19 (NATL-RE) | | 395,000 | | | 408,319 | |
| | | | | | 1,754,490 | |
Transportation Revenue Bonds – 11.45% | | | | | | |
| Denver, Colorado Regional | | | | | | |
| Transportation District Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Denver Transit Partners) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 1/15/41 | | 300,000 | | | 271,953 | |
| Florida Ports Financing | | | | | | |
| Commission Revenue | | | | | | |
| (State Transportation Trust Fund) | | | | | | |
| 5.375% 6/1/27 (NATL-RE) (AMT) | | 1,000,000 | | | 964,350 | |
| Maryland State Economic | | | | | | |
| Development Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Transportation Facilities Project) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.75% 6/1/35 | | 255,000 | | | 236,852 | |
| Metropolitan Washington D.C. | | | | | | |
| Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road | | | | | | |
| Revenue (First Senior Lien) | | | | | | |
| Series A 5.25% 10/1/44 | | 245,000 | | | 228,257 | |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | | | | | | |
| Revenue Subordinate | | | | | | |
| Series B 5.25% 6/1/39 | | 300,000 | | | 282,756 | |
| Series D 5.125% 12/1/40 | | 390,000 | | | 355,980 | |
| Port Authority of New York & New | | | | | | |
| Jersey Special Obligation Revenue | | | | | | |
| (JFK International Air Terminal) | | | | | | |
| 6.00% 12/1/42 | | 230,000 | | | 218,153 | |
| St. Louis, Missouri Airport Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Lambert-St. Louis International) | | | | | | |
| Series A-1 6.625% 7/1/34 | | 325,000 | | | 329,277 | |
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface | | | | | | |
| Transportation Senior Lien | | | | | | |
| (LBJ Infrastructure) | | | | | | |
| 7.00% 6/30/40 | | 285,000 | | | 289,899 | |
| (NTE Mobility Partners) | | | | | | |
| 7.50% 12/31/31 | | 300,000 | | | 320,355 | |
| | | | | | 3,497,832 | |
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 3.91% | | | | | | |
| Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater | | | | | | |
| Revenue Series A 6.25% 11/1/39 | | 300,000 | | | 311,988 | |
| Florida Water Pollution Control | | | | | | |
| Financing Revenue Series A | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 1/15/25 | | 15,000 | | | 15,783 | |
| New York State Environmental Facilities | | | | | | |
| State Revolving Funds Revenue | | | | | | |
| (Master Financing Program) | | | | | | |
| 5.00% 8/15/16 | | 300,000 | | | 346,134 | |
| San Francisco City & County, | | | | | | |
| California Public Utilities | | | | | | |
| Commission Subordinate | | | | | | |
| Series F 5.00% 11/1/27 | | 500,000 | | | 520,655 | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | | | | |
| (cost $29,065,262) | | | | | 1,194,560 | |
| | | | | | 28,746,822 | |
| |
Short-Term Investments – 4.58% | | | | | | |
¤ Variable Rate Demand Notes – 4.58% | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts State Health & | | | | | | |
| Educational Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| Revenue (Children’s Hospital) | | | | | | |
| Series N-4 0.22% 10/1/49 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-JPMorgan Chase Bank) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,000 | |
| Missouri State Health & Educational | | | | | | |
| Facilities Authority Revenue | | | | | | |
| (St. Louis University) | | | | | | |
| Series B-1 0.21% 10/1/35 | | | | | | |
| (LOC-Bank of America N.A.) | | 400,000 | | | 400,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments | | | | | | |
| (cost $1,400,000) | | | | | 1,400,000 | |
| |
Total Value of Securities – 98.65% | | | | | | |
| (cost $30,465,262) | | | | | 30,146,822 | |
Receivables and Other Assets | | | | | | |
| Net of Liabilities – 1.35% | | | | | 411,940 | |
Net Assets Applicable to 2,422,200 | | | | | | |
| Shares Outstanding; Equivalent to | | | | | | |
| $12.62 Per Share – 100.00% | | | | $ | 30,558,762 | |
| |
Components of Net Assets at March 31, 2011: | | | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, unlimited shares | | | | |
| authorized to the Fund | | | | $ | 33,208,317 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | | 344,090 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | | | (2,675,205 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | | | | | (318,440 | ) |
Total net assets | | | | $ | 30,558,762 | |
W | Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective. |
^ | Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase. |
• | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of March 31, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
¤ | Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. |
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Statements of net assets
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
|
Summary of Abbreviations: AGM — Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation AMT — Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax FGIC — Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company LOC — Letter of Credit NATL-RE — Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of operations
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
Year Ended March 31, 2011
| Delaware | | Delaware | | Delaware | | Delaware |
| Investments | | Investments | | Investments | | Investments |
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Income | | Income | | Income | | Income |
| Fund, Inc. | | Fund, Inc. | | Fund II, Inc. | | Fund |
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | $ | 1,985,476 | | | $ | 3,282,578 | | | $ | 7,939,262 | | | $ | 1,685,807 | |
|
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | 165,134 | | | | 269,708 | | | | 646,737 | | | | 127,456 | |
Accounting and administration expenses | | 16,311 | | | | 26,641 | | | | 63,881 | | | | 12,589 | |
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses | | 15,363 | | | | 19,261 | | | | 57,306 | | | | 20,085 | |
Audit and tax | | 13,045 | | | | 14,405 | | | | 19,223 | | | | 12,523 | |
Reports and statements to shareholders | | 9,435 | | | | 14,255 | | | | 32,202 | | | | 9,739 | |
Legal fees | | 6,889 | | | | 8,892 | | | | 22,665 | | | | 4,986 | |
Pricing fees | | 5,974 | | | | 6,557 | | | | 10,629 | | | | 7,728 | |
Stock exchange fees | | 2,756 | | | | 4,330 | | | | 10,748 | | | | 2,166 | |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees | | 2,257 | | | | 3,690 | | | | 8,830 | | | | 1,743 | |
Insurance fees | | 1,994 | | | | 3,052 | | | | 7,069 | | | | 1,546 | |
Dues and services | | 1,295 | | | | 1,409 | | | | 3,121 | | | | 1,128 | |
Registration fees | | 663 | | | | 663 | | | | 753 | | | | 5,251 | |
Consulting fees | | 652 | | | | 993 | | | | 2,236 | | | | 517 | |
Custodian fees | | 521 | | | | 819 | | | | 2,053 | | | | 535 | |
Directors’/Trustees’ expenses | | 170 | | | | 266 | | | | 630 | | | | 134 | |
Taxes (Pennsylvania franchise tax) | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,900 | | | | — | |
Total operating expenses | | 242,459 | | | | 374,941 | | | | 899,983 | | | | 208,126 | |
Net Investment Income | | 1,743,017 | | | | 2,907,637 | | | | 7,039,279 | | | | 1,477,681 | |
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 86,903 | | | | 163,754 | | | | 338,820 | | | | (25,702 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | (1,440,054 | ) | | | (3,275,673 | ) | | | (4,887,725 | ) | | | (1,265,634 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments | | (1,353,151 | ) | | | (3,111,919 | ) | | | (4,548,905 | ) | | | (1,291,336 | ) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 389,866 | | | $ | (204,282 | ) | | $ | 2,490,374 | | | $ | 186,345 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
| Delaware Investments | | Delaware Investments |
| Arizona Municipal | | Colorado Municipal |
| Income Fund, Inc. | | Income Fund, Inc. |
| | | |
| Year Ended | | Year Ended |
| 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | $ | 1,743,017 | | | $ | 1,718,485 | | | $ | 2,907,637 | | | $ | 2,935,660 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | 86,903 | | | | 397,279 | | | | 163,754 | | | | 1,000,097 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | (1,440,054 | ) | | | 2,548,883 | | | | (3,275,673 | ) | | | 2,519,706 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 389,866 | | | | 4,664,647 | | | | (204,282 | ) | | | 6,455,463 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (1,573,111 | ) | | | (1,438,912 | ) | | | (2,757,147 | ) | | | (2,757,147 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | (128,235 | ) | | | (74,555 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | (1,701,346 | ) | | | (1,513,467 | ) | | | (2,757,147 | ) | | | (2,757,147 | ) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | (1,311,480 | ) | | | 3,151,180 | | | | (2,961,429 | ) | | | 3,698,316 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 41,095,360 | | | | 37,944,180 | | | | 67,650,802 | | | | 63,952,486 | |
End of year | $ | 39,783,880 | | | $ | 41,095,360 | | | $ | 64,689,373 | | | $ | 67,650,802 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | $ | 461,800 | | | $ | 268,364 | | | $ | 323,399 | | | $ | 176,704 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Delaware Investments | | Delaware Investments |
| Minnesota Municipal | | National Municipal |
| Income Fund II, Inc. | | Income Fund |
| | | |
| Year Ended | | Year Ended |
| 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | $ | 7,039,279 | | | $ | 6,924,251 | | | $ | 1,477,681 | | | $ | 1,383,491 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 338,820 | | | | 457,242 | | | | (25,702 | ) | | | (344,009 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments | | (4,887,725 | ) | | | 9,715,309 | | | | (1,265,634 | ) | | | 2,879,326 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | 2,490,374 | | | | 17,096,802 | | | | 186,345 | | | | 3,918,808 | |
|
Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (6,557,836 | ) | | | (6,557,836 | ) | | | (1,277,711 | ) | | | (1,235,322 | ) |
| | (6,557,836 | ) | | | (6,557,836 | ) | | | (1,277,711 | ) | | | (1,235,322 | ) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | (4,067,462 | ) | | | 10,538,966 | | | | (1,091,366 | ) | | | 2,683,486 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 161,722,531 | | | | 151,183,565 | | | | 31,650,128 | | | | 28,966,642 | |
End of year | $ | 157,655,069 | | | $ | 161,722,531 | | | $ | 30,558,762 | | | $ | 31,650,128 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | $ | 827,677 | | | $ | 362,513 | | | $ | 344,090 | | | $ | 145,793 | |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
| Year Ended |
| | 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $13.780 | | | $12.720 | | | $13.850 | | | $14.730 | | | $14.730 | | |
| |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.584 | | | 0.576 | | | 0.707 | | | 0.906 | | | 0.932 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (0.453 | ) | | 0.992 | | | (1.093 | ) | | (0.783 | ) | | 0.160 | | |
Dividends on preferred stock from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | | — | | | (0.174 | ) | | (0.312 | ) | | (0.297 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.023 | ) | | (0.013 | ) | |
Total dividends on preferred stock | | — | | | — | | | (0.174 | ) | | (0.335 | ) | | (0.310 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | 0.131 | | | 1.568 | | | (0.560 | ) | | (0.212 | ) | | 0.782 | | |
| |
Less dividends and distributions to common shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (0.528 | ) | | (0.483 | ) | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.610 | ) | | (0.750 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | (0.043 | ) | | (0.025 | ) | | — | | | (0.058 | ) | | (0.032 | ) | |
Total dividends and distributions | | (0.571 | ) | | (0.508 | ) | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.668 | ) | | (0.782 | ) | |
| |
Net asset value, end of period | | $13.340 | | | $13.780 | | | $12.720 | | | $13.850 | | | $14.730 | | |
| |
Market value, end of period | | $12.910 | | | $11.840 | | | $9.900 | | | $12.390 | | | $14.790 | | |
| |
Total investment return based on:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market value | | 14.02% | | | 25.04% | | | (15.86% | ) | | (11.86% | ) | | (2.58% | ) | |
Net asset value | | 1.23% | | | 13.27% | | | (3.29% | ) | | (1.08% | ) | | 5.26% | | |
| |
Ratios and supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000 omitted) | | $39,784 | | | $41,095 | | | $37,944 | | | $41,294 | | | $43,916 | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares2 | | 0.59% | | | 0.58% | | | 0.96% | | | 1.07% | | | 1.05% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares2 | | 4.22% | | | 4.27% | | | 5.37% | | | 6.34% | | | 6.34% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares net of dividends to preferred shares3 | | 4.22% | | | 4.27% | | | 4.05% | | | 3.99% | | | 4.23% | | |
Portfolio turnover | | 8% | | | 20% | | | 4% | | | 18% | | | 17% | | |
| |
Leverage analysis: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value of preferred shares outstanding (000 omitted)4 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $25,000 | | | $25,000 | | |
Net asset coverage per share of preferred shares, end of period4 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $132,588 | | | $137,832 | | |
Liquidation value per share of preferred shares4,5 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $50,000 | | | $50,000 | | |
1 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
2 Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if applicable. |
3 Ratio reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to common shareholders. |
4 In 2008, the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated dividends amounting to $25,024,395. |
5 Excluding any accumulated but unpaid dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
| Year Ended |
| | 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $13.990 | | | $13.220 | | | $14.260 | | | $15.100 | | | $15.260 | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.601 | | | 0.607 | | | 0.755 | | | 0.937 | | | 0.985 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (0.651 | ) | | 0.733 | | | (0.965 | ) | | (0.604 | ) | | 0.069 | | |
Dividends on preferred stock from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | | — | | | (0.173 | ) | | (0.264 | ) | | (0.274 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.050 | ) | | (0.019 | ) | |
Total dividends on preferred stock | | — | | | — | | | (0.173 | ) | | (0.314 | ) | | (0.293 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | (0.050 | ) | | 1.340 | | | (0.383 | ) | | 0.019 | | | 0.761 | | |
| | |
Less dividends and distributions to common shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.657 | ) | | (0.720 | ) | | (0.850 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.139 | ) | | (0.071 | ) | |
Total dividends and distributions | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.657 | ) | | (0.859 | ) | | (0.921 | ) | |
| | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $13.370 | | | $13.990 | | | $13.220 | | | $14.260 | | | $15.100 | | |
| | |
Market value, end of period | | $12.450 | | | $13.390 | | | $11.240 | | | $15.060 | | | $15.940 | | |
| | |
Total investment return based on:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market value | | (3.00% | ) | | 24.49% | | | (21.63% | ) | | (0.14% | ) | | (9.86% | ) | |
Net asset value | | (0.30% | ) | | 10.55% | | | (2.66% | ) | | (0.19% | ) | | 4.35% | | |
| | |
Ratios and supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000 omitted) | | $64,689 | | | $67,651 | | | $63,952 | | | $68,973 | | | $73,056 | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares2 | | 0.56% | | | 0.56% | | | 0.91% | | | 1.03% | | | 1.01% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares2 | | 4.31% | | | 4.41% | | | 5.55% | | | 6.37% | | | 6.49% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares net of dividends to preferred shares3 | | 4.31% | | | 4.41% | | | 4.28% | | | 4.23% | | | 4.56% | | |
Portfolio turnover | | 10% | | | 20% | | | 16% | | | 16% | | | 11% | | |
| | |
Leverage analysis: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value of preferred shares outstanding (000 omitted)4 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $40,000 | | | $40,000 | | |
Net asset coverage per share of preferred shares, end of period4 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $136,216 | | | $141,320 | | |
Liquidation value per share of preferred shares4,5 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $50,000 | | | $50,000 | | |
1 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
2 Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if applicable. |
3 Ratio reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to common shareholders. |
4 In 2008, the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated dividends amounting to $40,042,778. |
5 Excluding any accumulated but unpaid dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
| Year Ended |
| | 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $14.060 | | | $13.140 | | | $14.190 | | | $14.880 | | | $14.730 | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.612 | | | 0.602 | | | 0.776 | | | 0.962 | | | 0.963 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (0.402 | ) | | 0.888 | | | (1.013 | ) | | (0.674 | ) | | 0.225 | | |
Dividends on preferred stock from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | | — | | | (0.175 | ) | | (0.318 | ) | | (0.298 | ) | |
Total dividends on preferred stock | | — | | | — | | | (0.175 | ) | | (0.318 | ) | | (0.298 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | 0.210 | | | 1.490 | | | (0.412 | ) | | (0.030 | ) | | 0.890 | | |
| | |
Less dividends to common shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.638 | ) | | (0.660 | ) | | (0.740 | ) | |
Total dividends | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.570 | ) | | (0.638 | ) | | (0.660 | ) | | (0.740 | ) | |
| | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $13.700 | | | $14.060 | | | $13.140 | | | $14.190 | | | $14.880 | | |
| | |
Market value, end of period | | $12.600 | | | $12.740 | | | $11.250 | | | $13.450 | | | $14.640 | | |
| | |
Total investment return based on:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market value | | 3.32% | | | 18.58% | | | (11.91% | ) | | (3.58% | ) | | (5.13% | ) | |
Net asset value | | 1.80% | | | 12.04% | | | (2.48% | ) | | 0.08% | | | 6.05% | | |
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Ratios and supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000 omitted) | | $157,655 | | | $161,723 | | | $151,184 | | | $163,305 | | | $171,143 | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares2,4 | | 0.56% | | | 0.56% | | | 0.98% | | | 1.18% | | | 1.20% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares2 | | 4.35% | | | 4.36% | | | 5.74% | | | 6.61% | | | 6.52% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares net of dividends to preferred shares3 | | 4.35% | | | 4.36% | | | 4.45% | | | 4.43% | | | 4.50% | | |
Portfolio turnover | | 9% | | | 19% | | | 15% | | | 6% | | | 3% | | |
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Leverage analysis: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value of preferred shares outstanding (000 omitted)5 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $95,000 | | | $95,000 | | |
Net asset coverage per share of preferred shares, end of period5 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $135,950 | | | $140,075 | | |
Liquidation value per share of preferred shares5,6 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $50,000 | | | $50,000 | | |
1 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
2 Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if applicable. |
3 Ratio reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to common shareholders. |
4 The ratio of expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares includes interest and related expenses which include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees in connection with the Fund’s participation in inverse floater programs for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. See Notes 1 and 8 in “Notes to financial statements.“ |
5 In 2008, the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated dividends amounting to $95,083,577. |
6 Excluding any accumulated but unpaid dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
| Year Ended |
| | 3/31/11 | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $13.070 | | | $11.960 | | | $13.360 | | | $14.560 | | | $14.650 | | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.610 | | | 0.571 | | | 0.704 | | | 0.919 | | | 0.960 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (0.532 | ) | | 1.049 | | | (1.367 | ) | | (1.081 | ) | | 0.141 | | |
Dividends on preferred stock from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | | — | | | (0.172 | ) | | (0.311 | ) | | (0.285 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.015 | ) | | (0.018 | ) | |
Total dividends on preferred stock | | — | | | — | | | (0.172 | ) | | (0.326 | ) | | (0.303 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | 0.078 | | | 1.620 | | | (0.835 | ) | | (0.488 | ) | | 0.798 | | |
| | |
Less dividends and distributions to common shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (0.528 | ) | | (0.510 | ) | | (0.565 | ) | | (0.668 | ) | | (0.820 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.044 | ) | | (0.068 | ) | |
Total dividends and distributions | | (0.528 | ) | | (0.510 | ) | | (0.565 | ) | | (0.712 | ) | | (0.888 | ) | |
| | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $12.620 | | | $13.070 | | | $11.960 | | | $13.360 | | | $14.560 | | |
| | |
Market value, end of period | | $12.200 | | | $12.140 | | | $10.850 | | | $11.950 | | | $14.530 | | |
| | |
Total investment return based on:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market value | | 4.78% | | | 16.69% | | | (4.31% | ) | | (13.11% | ) | | (4.12% | ) | |
Net asset value | | 0.67% | | | 13.97% | | | (5.65% | ) | | (3.05% | ) | | 5.27% | | |
| | |
Ratios and supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000 omitted) | | $30,559 | | | $31,650 | | | $28,967 | | | $32,365 | | | $35,256 | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares2 | | 0.65% | | | 0.63% | | | 1.06% | | | 1.16% | | | 1.10% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares2 | | 4.64% | | | 4.48% | | | 5.63% | | | 6.54% | | | 6.58% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
applicable to common shares net of dividends to preferred shares3 | | 4.64% | | | 4.48% | | | 4.25% | | | 4.22% | | | 4.51% | | |
Portfolio turnover | | 50% | | | 69% | | | 36% | | | 17% | | | 9% | | |
| | |
Leverage analysis: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value of preferred shares outstanding (000 omitted)4 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $20,000 | | | $20,000 | | |
Net asset coverage per share of preferred shares, end of period4 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $130,914 | | | $138,141 | | |
Liquidation value per share of preferred shares4,5 | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $50,000 | | | $50,000 | | |
1 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
2 Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders, if applicable. |
3 Ratio reflects total net investment income less dividends paid to preferred shareholders, if applicable, divided by average net assets applicable to common shareholders. |
4 In 2008, the Fund redeemed all of its preferred shares at par plus accumulated dividends amounting to $20,019,516. |
5 Excluding any accumulated but unpaid dividends. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
March 31, 2011
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (Arizona Municipal Fund), Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (Colorado Municipal Fund) and Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (Minnesota Municipal Fund II) are organized as Minnesota corporations and Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (National Municipal Fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (each referred to as a Fund and collectively as the Funds). Arizona Municipal Fund, Colorado Municipal Fund, Minnesota Municipal Fund II and National Municipal Fund are considered diversified closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Funds’ shares trade on the NYSE Amex Equities, the successor to the American Stock Exchange.
The investment objective of each Fund is to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax and from state personal income tax, if any, consistent with the preservation of capital. Each Fund, except National Municipal Income Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its net assets in investment grade, tax-exempt municipal obligations of its respective state.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.
Security Valuation — Debt securities are valued by an independent pricing service or broker. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Short-term debt securities are valued at market value. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees (each a Board, and collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (March 31, 2008 – March 31, 2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
Interest and Related Expenses — Interest and related expenses include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees from the Funds’ participation in inverse floater programs where a Fund has transferred its own bonds to a trust that issues floating rate securities with an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal of the transferred bonds. In conveyance of the bond, the Funds receive the inverse floating rate securities and cash from the trust. As a result of certain rights retained by the Funds, the transfer of the bond is not considered a sale, but rather a form of financing for accounting purposes whereby the cash received is recorded as a liability and interest expense is recorded based on the interest rate of the floating rate securities. Remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. There were no interest and related expenses for the year ended March 31, 2011.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on ex-dividend date.
The Funds may receive earnings credits from their custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended March 31, 2011.
The Funds may receive earnings credits from their transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agent fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended March 31, 2011.
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee of 0.40% which is calculated daily based on the adjusted average daily net assets of each Fund.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Funds. For these services, the Funds pay DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended March 31, 2011, the Funds were charged as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
| $2,056 | | $3,358 | | $8,051 | | $1,587 |
At March 31, 2011, each Fund had liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
Investment management fee payable to DMC | | $13,595 | | | | $22,101 | | | | $53,752 | | | | $10,438 | |
Accounting administration and other expenses | | 168 | | | | 274 | | | | 665 | | | | 129 | |
payable to DSC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other expenses payable to DMC and affiliates* | | 2,875 | | | | 3,870 | | | | 8,754 | | | | 2,748 | |
*DMC, as part of its administrative services, pays operating expenses on behalf of each Fund and is reimbursed on a periodic basis. Expenses include items such as printing of shareholder reports, fees for audit, legal and tax services, registration fees and directors/trustees’ fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears the cost of certain legal and tax services, including internal legal and tax services provided to each Fund by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. For the year ended March 31, 2011, each Fund was charged for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
| $3,531 | | $5,101 | | $12,396 | | $2,306 |
Directors’/Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Funds for each Director’s/Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC and DSC are officers and/or Directors/Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Directors/Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.
3. Investments
For the year ended March 31, 2011, the Funds made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
Purchases | | $3,238,033 | | | | $ 6,445,628 | | | | $15,127,609 | | | | $15,805,105 | |
Sales | | 4,900,044 | | | | 9,100,874 | | | | 14,877,520 | | | | 17,700,275 | |
At March 31, 2011, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
Cost of investments | | $ | 40,472,872 | | | | $ | 65,767,981 | | | | $ | 155,449,120 | | | | $ | 30,480,736 | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation | | $ | 459,341 | | | | $ | 1,195,380 | | | | $ | 4,962,363 | | | | $ | 460,259 | |
Aggregate unrealized depreciation | | | (1,852,791 | ) | | | | (3,238,444 | ) | | | | (4,106,731 | ) | | | | (794,173 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (1,393,450 | ) | | | $ | (2,043,064 | ) | | | $ | 855,632 | | | | $ | (333,914 | ) |
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U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
Level 1 – | inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts) |
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Level 2 – | other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing) |
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Level 3 – | inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
The following table summarizes the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:
| Arizona Municipal Fund |
| | Level 2 | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | 37,279,422 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 1,800,000 | |
Total | | $ | 39,079,422 | |
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| Colorado Municipal Fund |
| | Level 2 | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | 61,424,917 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 2,300,000 | |
Total | | $ | 63,724,917 | |
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| Minnesota Municipal Fund II |
| | Level 2 | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | 155,404,752 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 900,000 | |
Total | | $ | 156,304,752 | |
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| National Municipal Fund |
| | Level 2 | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | 28,746,822 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 1,400,000 | |
Total | | $ | 30,146,822 | |
There were no unobservable (Level 3) investments at the beginning or end of the year.
During the year ended March 31, 2011, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments or Level 3 investments that had a material impact to the Funds.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
4. Dividend and Distribution Information
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
Year Ended 3/31/11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 29,445 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 395 | | | | $ | 24,594 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 1,544,246 | | | | | 2,757,147 | | | | | 6,557,441 | | | | | 1,253,117 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 127,655 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 1,701,346 | | | | $ | 2,757,147 | | | | $ | 6,557,836 | | | | $ | 1,277,711 | |
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Year Ended 3/31/10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 18,011 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 1,438,912 | | | | | 2,757,147 | | | | | 6,557,836 | | | | | 1,217,311 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 74,555 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 1,513,467 | | | | $ | 2,757,147 | | | | $ | 6,557,836 | | | | $ | 1,235,322 | |
5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis
As of March 31, 2011, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $40,651,205 | | | | $66,918,121 | | | | $157,931,075 | | | | $33,208,317 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | 64,325 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | 461,800 | | | | 323,399 | | | | 827,677 | | | | 344,090 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | — | | | | (509,083 | ) | | | (1,959,315 | ) | | | (2,494,617 | ) |
Post-October losses | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (165,114 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | (1,393,450 | ) | | | (2,043,064 | ) | | | 855,632 | | | | (333,914 | ) |
Net assets | | $39,783,880 | | | | $64,689,373 | | | | $157,655,069 | | | | $30,558,762 | |
The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax treatment of market discount on debt instruments.
Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011 that, in accordance with federal income tax regulations, the Funds have elected to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.
For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of market discount on debt instruments. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended March 31, 2011, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications.
| Arizona | | Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
| Fund | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
Undistributed net investment income | | $ 23,530 | | | | $(3,795 | ) | | | $(16,279 | ) | | | $(1,673 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | (23,530 | ) | | | 3,795 | | | | 16,279 | | | | 1,673 | |
For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. $163,835, $298,574, and $154,758 was utilized in 2011 for Colorado Municipal Fund, Minnesota Municipal Fund II and National Municipal Fund, respectively. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at March 31, 2011 will expire as follows:
| Colorado | | Minnesota | | National |
| Municipal | | Municipal | | Municipal |
Year of Expiration | | Fund | | Fund II | | Fund |
2017 | | $509,083 | | | | $1,695,121 | | | | $1,634,822 | |
2018 | | — | | | | 264,194 | | | | 859,795 | |
Total | | $509,083 | | | | $1,959,315 | | | | $2,494,617 | |
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6. Capital Stock
Pursuant to their articles of incorporation, Arizona Municipal Fund, Colorado Municipal Fund and Minnesota Municipal Fund II each have 200 million shares of $0.01 par value common shares authorized. National Municipal Fund has been authorized to issue an unlimited amount of $0.01 par value common shares. The Funds did not repurchase any shares under the Share Repurchase Program during the year ended March 31, 2011. Shares issuable under the Funds’ dividend reinvestment plan are purchased by the Funds’ transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, in the open market.
For the year ended March 31, 2011, the Funds did not have any transactions in common shares.
7. Derivatives
U.S. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures that enable investors to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
Inverse Floaters — Each Fund may participate in inverse floater programs where a fund transfers its own bonds to a trust that issues floating rate securities and inverse floating rate securities (inverse floaters) with an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal of the transferred bonds. The inverse floaters received by the Funds are derivative tax-exempt obligations with floating or variable interest rates that move in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates, usually at an accelerated speed. Consequently, the market values of the inverse floaters will generally be more volatile than other tax-exempt investments. The Funds typically use inverse floaters to adjust the duration of their portfolio. Duration measures a portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. By holding inverse floaters with a different duration than the underlying bonds that a Fund transferred to the trust, the Fund seeks to adjust its portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The Funds may also invest in inverse floaters to add additional income to the Funds or to adjust the Funds’ exposure to a specific segment of the yield curve. At March 31, 2011, and during the year then ended, the Funds held no investments in inverse floaters.
8. Credit and Market Risk
The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities. The value of these investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states, regional or local and national economic conditions, as applicable and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that market value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no assurance that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund. At March 31, 2011, the percentages of each Fund’s net assets insured by insurers are listed below and these securities have been identified in the statements of net assets.
Arizona Municipal Fund | 32% |
Colorado Municipal Fund | 39% |
Minnesota Municipal Fund II | 21% |
National Municipal Fund | 25% |
The Funds invest a portion of their assets in high yield fixed income securities, which carry ratings of BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (S&P) and/or Ba or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s). Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.
The Funds may invest in advanced refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” “Advance refunded bonds” are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.
Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
8. Credit and Market Risk (continued)
Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair each Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, each Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid assets. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Funds’ 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of March 31, 2011, there were no Rule 144A securities and no securities have been determined to be illiquid under the Funds’ Liquidity Procedures.
9. Contractual Obligations
The Funds enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
10. Investments in Municipal Securities Issued by the State of Florida
On September 13, 2007, shareholders of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (formerly Delaware Investments Florida Insured Municipal Income Fund) approved (1) the elimination of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy that required the Fund to invest primarily in insured municipal securities issued by the State of Florida and (2) the adoption of a new fundamental investment policy permitting the Fund to invest in un-insured municipal securities issued by states other than Florida. The Fund’s portfolio managers began to transition the Fund’s portfolio to include un-insured municipal bonds issued by other states and territories on October 15, 2007. As of March 31, 2011, municipal bonds issued by the state of Florida constitute approximately 23% of the Fund’s portfolio. These investments could make the Fund more sensitive to economic conditions in Florida than other more geographically diversified national municipal income funds.
11. Proposed Reorganization
On November 19, 2010, the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the National Municipal Fund (NYSE Amex: VFL) and the Arizona Municipal Fund (NYSE Amex: VAZ) announced their approval of the reorganization of the Arizona Municipal Fund into the National Municipal Fund. Under the terms of the proposed reorganization, the National Municipal Fund would acquire substantially all of the Arizona Municipal Fund’s assets in exchange for newly issued shares of beneficial interest of the National Municipal Fund. Those shares of the National Municipal Fund would then be distributed pro rata to Arizona Municipal Fund’s shareholders, and the Arizona Municipal Fund would subsequently be liquidated and dissolved. Common shares of Arizona Municipal Fund would be exchanged for common shares of National Municipal Fund based on the relative net asset values of each Fund’s common shares. These transactions, which are expected to be tax-free, are subject to the approval of the Agreement and Plan of Acquisition by each Fund’s shareholders (which includes the National Municipal Fund’s approval of the issuance of new common shares). The Funds’ joint special shareholders meeting to consider the reorganization is now scheduled to take place on May 23, 2011.
In addition, on February 18, 2011, the Board of Trustees of the National Municipal Fund announced its decision to conduct a tender offer after shareholder approval and completion of the reorganization of Arizona Municipal Fund into the National Municipal Fund. Under the terms of the proposed tender offer, the National Municipal Fund would offer to purchase for cash up to 18% of the then-outstanding shares of the National Municipal Fund’s common stock after the reorganization (Common Stock) at a per share price equal to 99% of the net asset value per share of the Common Stock at the expiration of the tender offer. It is currently anticipated that the tender offer would commence within three months after the closing date of the reorganization of Arizona Municipal Fund into the National Municipal Fund. Please refer to the Funds’ press release for more information.
12. Subsequent Events
Management has determined no material events or transactions, other than the proposed reorganization, occurred subsequent to March 31, 2011 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
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13. Tax Information (Unaudited)
The information set forth below is for each Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of a fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, each Fund designates distributions paid during the year as follows:
| (A) | | (B) | | (C) | | |
| Ordinary | | Tax-Exempt | | Long-Term | | |
| Income | | Income | | Capital Gain | | Total |
| Distributions | | Distributions | | Distributions | | Distributions |
| (Tax Basis) | | (Tax Basis) | | (Tax Basis) | | (Tax Basis) |
Arizona Municipal Fund | | 1.73% | | | | 90.77 | % | | | 7.50% | | | 100.00% |
Colorado Municipal Fund | | — | | | | 100.00 | % | | | — | | | 100.00% |
Minnesota Municipal Fund II | | 0.01% | | | | 99.99 | % | | | — | | | 100.00% |
National Municipal Fund | | 1.92% | | | | 98.08 | % | | | — | | | 100.00% |
(A), (B), and (C) are based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.
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Report of independent
registered public accounting firm
To the Board of Trustees and the Shareholders of
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.,
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.,
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. and
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. and Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (the “Funds”) at March 31, 2011, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended March 31, 2010 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended March 31, 2010 were audited by other independent accountants whose report dated May 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 19, 2011
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
Fund management
Joseph R. Baxter
Senior Vice President, Head of Municipal Bond
Department, Senior Portfolio Manager
Joseph R. Baxter is the head of the municipal bond department and is responsible for setting the department’s investment strategy. He is also a co-portfolio manager of the firm’s municipal bond funds and several client accounts. Before joining Delaware Investments in 1999 as head municipal bond trader, he held investment positions with First Union, most recently as a municipal portfolio manager with the Evergreen Funds. Baxter received a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from La Salle University.
Stephen J. Czepiel
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
Stephen J. Czepiel is a member of the firm’s municipal fixed income portfolio management team with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. He is a co-portfolio manager of the firm’s municipal bond funds and client accounts. He joined Delaware Investments in July 2004 as a senior bond trader. Previously, he was vice president at both Mesirow Financial and Loop Capital Markets. He began his career in the securities industry in 1982 as a municipal bond trader at Kidder Peabody and now has more than 20 years of experience in the municipal securities industry. Czepiel earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Duquesne University.
Denise A. Franchetti, CFA
Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
Denise A. Franchetti is a senior research analyst for the municipal bond department. Currently, she is responsible for following the airports/airlines, education, hotels, leases, turnpike/toll, and transportation sectors for the group. In 2003, she was also named as portfolio manager on several of the tax-exempt funds in addition to her research duties. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 1997 as a municipal bond analyst, she was a fixed income trader at Provident Mutual Life Insurance and an investment analyst at General Accident Insurance. Franchetti received her bachelor’s degree and an MBA from La Salle University, and she is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
Proxy Results
At the Annual Meeting on August 18, 2010, the Funds’ Shareholders elected nine directors/trustees. The results of the voting at the meeting were as follows:
Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
| | Common Shareholders |
| | | | Shares Voted |
| | Shares Voted for | | Withheld Authority |
Patrick P. Coyne | | 2,597,308 | | 190,248 |
Thomas L. Bennett | | 2,595,545 | | 192,011 |
John A. Fry | | 2,597,958 | | 189,598 |
Anthony D. Knerr | | 2,597,958 | | 189,598 |
Lucinda S. Landreth | | 2,597,958 | | 189,598 |
Ann R. Leven | | 2,595,545 | | 192,011 |
Thomas F. Madison | | 2,581,651 | | 205,905 |
Janet L. Yeomans | | 2,595,545 | | 192,011 |
J. Richard Zecher | | 2,597,958 | | 189,598 |
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
| | Common Shareholders |
| | | | Shares Voted |
| | Shares Voted for | | Withheld Authority |
Patrick P. Coyne | | 9,650,211 | | 412,844 |
Thomas L. Bennett | | 9,678,134 | | 384,922 |
John A. Fry | | 9,675,108 | | 387,948 |
Anthony D. Knerr | | 9,617,422 | | 445,634 |
Lucinda S. Landreth | | 9,677,194 | | 385,862 |
Ann R. Leven | | 9,632,902 | | 430,153 |
Thomas F. Madison | | 9,661,317 | | 401,739 |
Janet L. Yeomans | | 9,678,593 | | 384,463 |
J. Richard Zecher | | 9,674,928 | | 388,127 |
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
| | Common Shareholders |
| | | | Shares Voted |
| | Shares Voted for | | Withheld Authority |
Patrick P. Coyne | | 4,464,098 | | 123,478 |
Thomas L. Bennett | | 4,464,098 | | 123,478 |
John A. Fry | | 4,464,098 | | 123,478 |
Anthony D. Knerr | | 4,545,748 | | 132,828 |
Lucinda S. Landreth | | 4,464,398 | | 123,178 |
Ann R. Leven | | 4,463,748 | | 123,828 |
Thomas F. Madison | | 4,437,639 | | 149,937 |
Janet L. Yeomans | | 4,465,398 | | 122,178 |
J. Richard Zecher | | 4,452,837 | | 134,739 |
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
| | Common Shareholders |
| | | | Shares Voted |
| | Shares Voted for | | Withheld Authority |
Patrick P. Coyne | | 2,189,272 | | 120,357 |
Thomas L. Bennett | | 2,142,928 | | 166,701 |
John A. Fry | | 2,192,042 | | 117,588 |
Anthony D. Knerr | | 2,192,042 | | 117,588 |
Lucinda S. Landreth | | 2,189,672 | | 119,957 |
Ann R. Leven | | 2,192,442 | | 117,188 |
Thomas F. Madison | | 2,140,159 | | 169,471 |
Janet L. Yeomans | | 2,192,442 | | 117,188 |
J. Richard Zecher | | 2,192,042 | | 117,588 |
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Each Fund offers an automatic dividend reinvestment program (“Plan”). Under the current policies of Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, and National Municipal Income Fund all distributions of net investment income and capital gains to common shareholders are automatically reinvested in additional shares unless shareholders elect to receive all dividends and other distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to shareholders by the dividend plan agent. Under the current policies of Colorado Municipal Income Fund, distributions of net investment income and capital gains to common shareholders will be paid in cash unless shareholders notify BNY Mellon Investor Services, Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) of their desire to participate in the dividend reinvestment program. Shareholders who hold their shares through a bank, broker or other nominee should request the bank, broker or nominee to participate in the Plan on their behalf. This can be done as long as the bank, broker or nominee provides a dividend reinvestment service for the Funds. If the bank, broker or nominee does not provide this service, such shareholders must have their shares taken out of “street” or nominee name and re-registered in their own name in order to participate in the Plan.
BNY Mellon will apply all cash dividends, capital gains and other distributions (collectively, “Distributions”) on each Fund’s shares of common stock which become payable to each Plan participant to the purchase of outstanding shares of each Fund’s common stock for such participant. These purchases may be made on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, and may be subject to such terms of price, delivery and related matters to which BNY Mellon may agree. The Funds will not issue new shares in connection with the Plan.
Distributions reinvested for participants are subject to income taxes just as if they had been paid directly to the shareholder in cash. Participants will receive a year-end statement showing distributions reinvested, and any brokerage commissions paid on such participant’s behalf.
Shareholders holding shares of a Fund in their own names who wish to terminate their participation in the Plan may do so by sending written instruction to BNY Mellon so that BNY Mellon receives such instructions at least 10 days prior to the Distribution record date. Shareholders with shares held in account by a bank, broker or other nominee should contact such bank, broker or other nominee to determine the procedure for withdrawal from the Plan.
If written instructions are not received by BNY Mellon at least 10 days prior to the record date for a particular Distribution, that Distribution may be reinvested at the sole discretion of BNY Mellon. After a shareholder’s instructions to terminate participation in the Plan become effective, Distributions will be paid to shareholders in cash. Upon termination, a shareholder may elect to receive either stock or cash for all the full shares in the account. If cash is elected, BNY Mellon will sell such shares at the then current market value and then send the net proceeds to the shareholder, after deducting brokerage commissions and related expenses. Any fractional shares at the time of termination will be paid in cash at the current market price, less brokerage commissions and related expenses, if any. Shareholders may at any time request a full or partial withdrawal of shares from the Plan, without terminating participation in the Plan. When shares outside of the Plan are liquidated, Distributions on shares held under the Plan will continue to be reinvested unless BNY Mellon is notified of the shareholder’s withdrawal from the Plan.
An investor holding shares that participate in the Plan in a brokerage account may not be able to transfer the shares to another broker and continue to participate in the Plan. Please contact your broker/dealer for additional details.
BNY Mellon will charge participants their proportional share of brokerage commissions on market purchases. Participants may obtain a certificate or certificates for all or part of the full shares credited to their accounts at any time by making a request in writing to BNY Mellon. A fee may be charged to the participant for each certificate issuance.
If you have any questions and shares are registered in “street” name, contact the broker/dealer holding the shares or your financial advisor. If you have any questions and shares are registered in your name, contact BNY Mellon at 800 851-9677.
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Due to independence matters under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s auditor independence rules relating to the January 4, 2010 acquisition of Delaware Investments (including DMC, DDLP and DSC) by Macquarie Group, Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) has resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for Delaware Investments Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc., and Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (the Funds) effective May 27, 2010. At a meeting held on February 18, 2010, the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, E&Y’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Funds did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Funds and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. None of the Funds nor anyone on their behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements.
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Board of trustees/directors
and officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.
| | | | Number of | |
| | | | Portfolios in Fund | Other |
Name, | | | | Complex Overseen | Directorships |
Address, | Position(s) | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | by Trustee | Held by |
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | During Past 5 Years | or Officer | Trustee or Officer |
Interested Trustees | | | | | |
Patrick P. Coyne1 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 April 1963 | Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee | Chairman and Trustee since August 16, 2006 President and Chief Executive Officer since August 1, 2006 | Patrick P. Coyne has served in various executive capacities at different times at Delaware Investments.2 | 77 | Director Kaydon Corp. Board of Governors Member Investment Company Institute (ICI) Finance Committee Member – St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church Board of Trustees – Agnes Irwin School Member of Investment Committee – Cradle of Liberty Council, BSA (2007 – 2010) |
Independent Trustees | | | | | |
Thomas L. Bennett 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 October 1947 | Trustee | Since March 2005 | Private Investor (March 2004–Present) Investment Manager Morgan Stanley & Co. (January 1984–March 2004) | 77 | Director Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (BMTC) Chairman of Investment Committee –Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Investment Committee and Governance Committee Member– Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
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| | | | Number of | |
| | | | Portfolios in Fund | Other |
Name, | | | | Complex Overseen | Directorships |
Address, | Position(s) | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | by Trustee | Held by |
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | During Past 5 Years | or Officer | Trustee or Officer |
Independent Trustees (continued) |
John A. Fry 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 May 1960 | Trustee | Since January 2001 | President Drexel University (August 2010–Present) President Franklin & Marshall College (July 2002–Present) Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania (April 1995–June2002) | 77 | Board of Governors Member– NASDAQ OMIX PHLX LLC Director – Community Health Systems Director – ECORE (2009 – 2010) Director – Allied Banton Securities Holdings (From 2005 to 2008) |
Anthony D. Knerr 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 December 1938 | Trustee | Since April 1990 | Founder and Managing Director Anthony Knerr & Associates (Strategic Consulting) (1990–Present) | 77 | None |
Lucinda S. Landreth 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 June 1947 | Trustee | Since March 2005 | Chief Investment Officer Assurant, Inc. (Insurance) (2002–2004) | 77 | None |
Ann R. Leven 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 November 1940 | Trustee | Since October 1989 | Consultant ARL Associates (Financial Planning) (1983–Present) | 77 | Director and Audit Committee Chair – Systemax Inc. (2001– 2009) Director and Audit Committee Chairperson – Andy Warhol Foundation (1999 – 2007) |
Thomas F. Madison 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 February 1936 | Trustee | Since May 19973 | President and Chief Executive Officer MLM Partners, Inc. (Small Business Investing and Consulting) (January 1993–Present) | 77 | Director and Chair of Compensation Committee, Governance Committee Member– CenterPoint Energy Lead Director and Chair of Audit and Governance Committees, Member of Compensation Committee– Digital River, Inc. Director and Chair of Governance Committee, Audit Committee Member– Rimage Corporation Director and Chair of Compensation Committee– Spanlink Communications Lead Director and Member of Compensation and Governance Committees– Valmont Industries, Inc. Director - Banner Health (From 1996 to 2007) |
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| | | | Number of | |
| | | | Portfolios in Fund | Other |
Name, | | | | Complex Overseen | Directorships |
Address, | Position(s) | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | by Trustee | Held by |
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | During Past 5 Years | or Officer | Trustee or Officer |
Independent Trustees (continued) |
Janet L. Yeomans 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 July 1948 | Trustee | Since April 1999 | Vice President and Treasurer (January 2006–Present) Vice President — Mergers & Acquisitions (January 2003–January 2006), and Vice President (July 1995–January 2003) 3M Corporation | 77 | Director – Okabena Company |
J. Richard Zecher 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 July 1940 | Trustee | Since March 2005 | Founder Investor Analytics (Risk Management) (May 1999–Present) Founder Sutton Asset Management (Hedge Fund) (September 1996–Present) | 77 | Director and Audit Committee Member – Investor Analytics Director - Oxigene, Inc. (From 2003 to 2008) |
Officers | | | | | |
David F. Connor 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 December 1963 | Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Secretary | Vice President since September 2000 and Secretary since October 2005 | David F. Connor has served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Delaware Investments since 2000. | 77 | None4 |
Daniel V. Geatens 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 October 1972 | Vice President and Treasurer | Treasurer since October 25, 2007 | Daniel V. Geatens has served in various capacities at different times at Delaware Investments. | 77 | None4 |
David P. O’Connor 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 February 1966 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer since October 2005 | David P. O’Connor has served in various executive and legal capacities at different times at Delaware Investments. | 77 | None4 |
Richard Salus 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 October 1963 | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Chief Financial Officer since November 2006 | Richard Salus has served in various executive capacities at different times at Delaware Investments. | 77 | None4 |
1 Patrick P. Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor. |
2 Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent. |
3 In 1997, several funds managed by Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc. (the “Voyageur Funds”) were incorporated into the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds. Mr. Madison served as a director of the Voyageur Funds from 1993 until 1997. |
4 David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant. |
The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.
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About the organization
This annual report is for the information of Delaware Investments Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds shareholders. Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Funds may, from time to time, purchase shares of their common stock on the open market at market prices.
Board of directors/trustees | Affiliated officers | Contact information |
| | |
Patrick P. Coyne Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Delaware Investments® Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA Thomas L. Bennett Private Investor Rosemont, PA John A. Fry President Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Anthony D. Knerr Founder and Managing Director Anthony Knerr & Associates New York, NY Lucinda S. Landreth Former Chief Investment Officer Assurant, Inc. Philadelphia, PA Ann R. Leven Consultant ARL Associates New York, NY Thomas F. Madison President and Chief Executive Officer MLM Partners, Inc. Minneapolis, MN Janet L. Yeomans Vice President and Treasurer 3M Corporation St. Paul, MN J. Richard Zecher Founder Investor Analytics Scottsdale, AZ | David F. Connor Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Secretary Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA Daniel V. Geatens Vice President and Treasurer Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA David P. O’Connor Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA Richard Salus Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Delaware Investments Family of Funds Philadelphia, PA | Investment manager Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust Philadelphia, PA Principal office of the Funds 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-7057 Independent registered public accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-7094 Registrar and stock transfer agent BNY Mellon Shareowner Services 480 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310 800 851-9677 |
Your reinvestment options
Each of the Funds offers an automatic dividend reinvestment program. If you would like to reinvest dividends, and shares are registered in your name, contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800 851-9677. You will be asked to put your request in writing. If you have shares registered in “street” name, contact the broker/dealer holding the shares or your financial advisor.
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and each Fund’s Schedule of Investments are available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
Information (if any) regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through each Fund’s Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov.
For securities dealers and financial institutions representatives
800 362-7500
Web site
www.delawareinvestments.com
Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Number of recordholders as of
March 31, 2011
Arizona Municipal Income Fund | | 50 |
Colorado Municipal | | |
Income Fund | | 106 |
Minnesota Municipal Income | | |
Fund II | | 515 |
National Municipal Income Fund | | 90 |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Investments Internet Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is an audit committee financial expert, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:
a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;
c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and
e. An understanding of audit committee functions.
An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:
a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;
c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or
d. Other relevant experience.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:
John A. Fry
Thomas F. Madison
Janet L. Yeomans
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) Audit fees.
The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $15,900 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $15,938 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
(b) Audit-related fees.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $593,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: audit procedures performed for both the reporting up on Delaware balances for consolidation into the parent company, Macquarie. Also, included are the fees for each of the statutory audits performed on the advisor and its affiliates/subsidiaries.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
(c) Tax fees.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $2,950 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $10,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: state and local tax services.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $4,850 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns, review of annual excise distribution calculations, and tax compliance services with respect to investments in foreign securities.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
(d) All other fees.
The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
(e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds.
Service | Range of Fees |
Audit Services | |
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds | up to $25,000 per Fund |
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters | up to $10,000 per Fund |
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
Audit-Related Services | |
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
Tax Services | |
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.) | up to $5,000 per Fund |
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns | up to $5,000 per Fund |
Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.
Service | Range of Fees |
Non-Audit Services | |
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters | up to $10,000 in the aggregate |
The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $25,000 and $204,564 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively.
(h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
The registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are John A. Fry, Thomas F. Madison and Janet L. Yeomans.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The registrant has formally delegated to its investment adviser(s) (the “Adviser”) the ability to make all proxy voting decisions in relation to portfolio securities held by the registrant. If and when proxies need to be voted on behalf of the registrant, the Adviser will vote such proxies pursuant to its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Procedures”). The Adviser has established a Proxy Voting Committee (the “Committee”) which is responsible for overseeing the Adviser’s proxy voting process for the registrant. One of the main responsibilities of the Committee is to review and approve the Procedures to ensure that the Procedures are designed to allow the Adviser to vote proxies in a manner consistent with the goal of voting in the best interests of the registrant.
In order to facilitate the actual process of voting proxies, the Adviser has contracted with Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), a subsidiary of RiskMetrics Group (“RiskMetrics”), which is a subsidiary of MSCI Inc., to analyze proxy statements on behalf of the registrant and other Adviser clients and vote proxies generally in accordance with the Procedures. The Committee is responsible for overseeing ISS/RiskMetrics’s proxy voting activities. If a proxy has been voted for the registrant, ISS/RiskMetrics will create a record of the vote. By no later than August 31 of each year, information (if any) regarding how the registrant voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the registrant’s website at http://www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Procedures contain a general guideline that recommendations of company management on an issue (particularly routine issues) should be given a fair amount of weight in determining how proxy issues should be voted. However, the Adviser will normally vote against management’s position when it runs counter to its specific Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), and the Adviser will also vote against management’s recommendation when it believes that such position is not in the best interests of the registrant.
As stated above, the Procedures also list specific Guidelines on how to vote proxies on behalf of the registrant. Some examples of the Guidelines are as follows: (i) generally vote for shareholder proposals asking that a majority or more of directors be independent; (ii) generally vote against proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote; (iii) votes on mergers and acquisitions should be considered on a case-by-case basis, determining whether the transaction enhances shareholder value; (iv) generally vote against proposals to create a new class of common stock with superior voting rights; (v) generally vote re-incorporation proposals on a case-by-case basis; (vi) votes with respect to equity-based compensation plans are generally determined on a case-by-case basis; and (vii) generally vote for proposals requesting reports on the level of greenhouse gas emissions from a company’s operations and products.
Because the registrant has delegated proxy voting to the Adviser, the registrant is not expected to encounter any conflict of interest issues regarding proxy voting and therefore does not have procedures regarding this matter. However, the Adviser does have a section in its Procedures that addresses the possibility of conflicts of interest. Most proxies which the Adviser receives on behalf of the registrant are voted by ISS/RiskMetrics in accordance with the Procedures. Because almost all registrant proxies are voted by ISS/RiskMetrics pursuant to the pre-determined Procedures, it normally will not be necessary for the Adviser to make an actual determination of how to vote a particular proxy, thereby largely eliminating conflicts of interest for the Adviser during the proxy voting process. In the very limited instances where the Adviser is considering voting a proxy contrary to ISS/RiskMetrics’s recommendation, the Committee will first assess the issue to see if there is any possible conflict of interest involving the Adviser or affiliated persons of the Adviser. If a member of the Committee has actual knowledge of a conflict of interest, the Committee will normally use another independent third party to do additional research on the particular proxy issue in order to make a recommendation to the Committee on how to vote the proxy in the best interests of the registrant. The Committee will then review the proxy voting materials and recommendation provided by ISS/RiskMetrics and the independent third party to determine how to vote the issue in a manner which the Committee believes is consistent with the Procedures and in the best interests of the registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Other Accounts Managed
The following chart lists certain information about types of other accounts for which each portfolio manager is primarily responsible as of March 31, 2011, unless otherwise noted. Any accounts managed in a personal capacity appear under “Other Accounts” along with the other accounts managed on a professional basis. The personal account information is current as of June 30, 2010.
| | | | Total Assets in |
| | | No. of Accounts with | Accounts with |
| No. of | Total Assets | Performance-Based | Performance- |
| Accounts | Managed | Fees | Based Fees |
Joseph R. Baxter | | | | |
Registered Investment | 19 | $4.4 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | | | | |
Other Pooled Investment | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Vehicles | | | | |
Other Accounts | 41 | $1.9 billion | 0 | $0 |
Stephen J. Czepiel | | | | |
Registered Investment | 19 | $4.4 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | | | | |
Other Pooled Investment | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Vehicles | | | | |
Other Accounts | 35 | $2.3 billion | 0 | $0 |
Denise A. Franchetti | | | | |
Registered Investment | 4 | $292.7 million | 0 | $0 |
Companies | | | | |
Other Pooled Investment | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Vehicles | | | | |
Other Accounts | 3 | Under $1 million | 0 | $0 |
DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Individual portfolio managers may perform investment management services for other funds or accounts similar to those provided to the Funds and the investment action for such other fund or account and the Funds may differ. For example, an account or fund may be selling a security, while another account or Fund may be purchasing or holding the same security. As a result, transactions executed for one fund or account may adversely affect the value of securities held by another fund, account or Fund. Additionally, the management of multiple other funds or accounts and the Funds may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, as a portfolio manager must allocate time and effort to multiple funds or accounts and the Funds. A portfolio manager may discover an investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account or fund. The investment opportunity may be limited, however, so that all funds or accounts for which the investment would be suitable may not be able to participate. The Manager has adopted procedures designed to allocate investments fairly across multiple funds or accounts.
A portfolio manager’s management of personal accounts also may present certain conflicts of interest. While Delaware’s code of ethics is designed to address these potential conflicts, there is no guarantee that it will do so.
Compensation Structure
Each portfolio’s manager’s compensation consists of the following:
Base Salary - Each named portfolio manager receives a fixed base salary. Salaries are determined by a comparison to industry data prepared by third parties to ensure that portfolio manager salaries are in line with salaries paid at peer investment advisory firms.
Bonus - An objective component is added to the bonus for each manager that is reflective of account performance relative to an appropriate peer group or database. The following paragraph describes the structure of the non-guaranteed bonus.
Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, which is based on quantitative and qualitative factors. There is one pool for bonus payments for the fixed income department. The amount of the pool for bonus payments is determined by assets managed (including investment companies, insurance product-related accounts and other separate accounts), management fees and related expenses (including fund waiver expenses) for registered investment companies, pooled vehicles, and managed separate accounts. Generally, 60%-75% of the bonus is quantitatively determined. For more senior portfolio managers, a higher percentage of the bonus is quantitatively determined. For investment companies, each manager is compensated according the Fund’s Lipper or Morningstar peer group percentile ranking on a one-year, three-year, and five-year basis, with longer-term performance more heavily weighted. For managed separate accounts the portfolio managers are compensated according to the composite percentile ranking against the Frank Russell and Callan Associates databases (or similar sources of relative performance data) on a one-year, three-year, and five-year basis, with longer term performance more heavily weighted. There is no objective award for a fund that falls below the 50th percentile, but incentives reach maximum potential at the 25th-30th percentile. There is a sliding scale for investment companies that are ranked above the 50th percentile. The remaining 25%-40% portion of the bonus is discretionary as determined by Delaware Investments and takes into account subjective factors.
For new and recently transitioned portfolio managers, the compensation may be weighted more heavily towards a portfolio manager’s actual contribution and ability to influence performance, rather than longer-term performance. Management intends to move the compensation structure towards longer-term performance for these portfolio managers over time.
Incentive Plan/Equity Compensation Plan - Portfolio managers may be awarded options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, and performance awards (collectively, “Awards”) relating to the underlying shares of common stock of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. pursuant to the terms of the Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) established on March 24, 2009. Since the establishment of the Plan, Awards are no longer granted under the Amended and Restated Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan effective December 26, 2008, which was established in 2001.
�� The Plan was established in order to: assist the Manager in attracting, retaining, and rewarding key employees of the company; enable such employees to acquire or increase an equity interest in the company in order to align the interest of such employees and the Manager; and provide such employees with incentives to expend their maximum efforts. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable award agreements, Awards typically vest in 25% increments on a four-year schedule, and shares of common stock underlying the Awards are issued after vesting. Shares issued typically must be held for six months and one day, after which time the stockholder may put them back to the company, subject to any applicable holding requirements. The fair market value of the shares of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc., is normally determined as of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The fair market value of shares of common stock underlying Awards granted on or after December 26, 2008 is determined by an independent appraiser utilizing an appraisal valuation methodology in compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Other Compensation - Portfolio managers may also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.
Ownership of Securities
As of May 13, 2011, the portfolio managers of the Fund did not own any Fund shares.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Code of Ethics |
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| | Not applicable. |
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| (2) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
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| (3) | Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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(b) | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Name of Registrant:
Delaware Investments® Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
PATRICK P. COYNE |
By: | Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | June 1, 2011 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
PATRICK P. COYNE |
By: | Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | June 1, 2011 |
RICHARD SALUS |
By: | Richard Salus |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | June 1, 2011 |